History
This Supreme Court decision declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
Brown v. Board of Education
The name of Michelle Obama's debut memoir
Becoming
He was the first African American to play in the MLB.
Jackie Robinson
He developed over 300 product made from peanuts.
George Washington Carver
She was a mathematician whose calculations were critical to the success of NASA crewed spaceflight.
Katherine Johnson
This person, known as the "Queen of Soul" sang at Barak Obama's inauguration.
Aretha Franklin
This Formula 1 driver has more race wins than any other driver in history.
Lewis Hamilton
This is the first Black woman to serve as a US Supreme Court justice
Ketanji Brown Jackson
This is where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.
Washington D.C.
He was the first African American artist to win the Grammy for Album of the Year.
Stevie Wonder
Jesse Owens is considered one of the greatest athletes of his time in this sport.
Track and Field
This was the first African American woman to hold a pilot license.
Bessie Coleman
Madam CJ Walker became the first Black self-made millionaire because of this product.
Hair care products
She is the first African American actress to win the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Halle Berry
Serena Williams was only 17 years old when she won her first Grand Slam title at this event.
US Open
This is the first Black woman elected to congress.
Shirley Chisholm
This President was the first to recognize February as Black History month in 1976.
Gerald Ford
This is the first African American winner of the EGOT. (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony)
Whoopi Goldberg
This basketball superstar was the first African American to coach a major-league sports team.
Bill Russel
This person was the first African American child to attend a whites-only school in New Orleans.
Ruby Bridges