Black Trailblazers
This abolitionist and former slave helped lead over 300 enslaved people to freedom through the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This radical leader and activist was a member of the Nation of Islam before forming his own organization in 1964.
Who is Malcolm X?
This animated Disney film featured the first Black Disney princess.
What is The Princess and the Frog?
What is Howard University and University of the District of Columbia.
He is the first Black man to be inducted into a major professional sports hall of fame.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This Olympic sprinter won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Who is Jesse Owens?
This landmark 1954 Supreme Court case ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This talk show host and philanthropist was the first Black female billionaire.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
This HBCU is known as the alma mater of Martin Luther King Jr.
What is Morehouse College?
This woman became the first Black U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?
This Black woman co-founded the Black Lives Matter movement in 2013.
Who is Alicia Garza?
This organization, founded in 1909, is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the U.S.
What is the NAACP?
This 2018 Marvel film became the first superhero movie nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
What is Black Panther?
The first HBCU, founded in 1837, is located in Pennsylvania.
What is Cheyney University?
He was the first Black person to win an Oscar.
Who is Hattie McDaniel (for Gone with the Wind)?
The first Black woman to run for a major political party.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
He is the first Black Supreme Court Justice.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
The first Black woman to win an Emmy for Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Who is Viola Davis?
This famous journalist and activist attended Fisk University and documented lynching in America.
Who is Ida B. Wells?
This man was the first Black man to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for his role in the Civil Rights Movement.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This athlete became the first Black woman to win an Olympic gold medal.
Who is Alice Coachman?
This 1965 march, led by figures like John Lewis, was a pivotal moment in the fight for voting rights.
What is the Selma to Montgomery March?
He was the first Black director to win an Oscar for Best Picture.
Who is Steve McQueen (for 12 Years a Slave)?
This was the first institution to offer a graduate degree to an African American.
What is Fisk University?
She was the first Black woman to travel to space.
Who is Mae Jemison?