Black Trailblazers
Who was the first African American President of the United States?
Who is Barack Obama?
Who delivered the famous "I Have a Dream" speech?
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
Who is known as the "Queen of Soul"?
Who is Aretha Franklin?
What was the first Black-led film to win Best Picture at the Oscars?
Who is Garrett Morgan?
Who is considered the greatest heavyweight boxing champion and was known for saying, "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee"?
Who Is Muhammad Ali?
Who was the first Black woman to travel into space?
Who is Mae Jemison?
What was the purpose of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
What is to protest segregation on public buses?
Who was the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for Best Actor?
Who is Sidney Poitier?
Who created the first home security system?
Who is Marie Van Brittan Brown?
Who was the first Black woman to win an Olympic gold medal?
Who is Alice Coachman, 1948?
Who broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947?
Who is Jackie Robinson?
Which organization did Malcolm X primarily associate with before founding his own movement?
Who is Nation of Islam?
Which Black director made history with the blockbuster hit Black Panther?
Who is Ryan Coogler?
Who developed the first successful large-scale blood bank?
Who is Dr. Charles Drew?
Which Black gymnast became the first to win the all-around gold medal at the Olympics?
Who is Gabby Douglas, 2012?
Who was the first Black Supreme Court Justice?
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
What landmark legislation was passed in 1964 to end segregation?
What is Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Who was the first rapper inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?
Who is Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five?
What food product did George Washington Carver develop over 300 uses for?
What are Peanuts?
Who became the first Black driver to win a NASCAR Cup Series race since 1963?
Who is Bubba Wallace, 2021?
Who was the first African American woman elected to the U.S. Congress?
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
Who was the young Black girl at the center of the Brown v. Board of Education case?
Who is Linda Brown?
What was the first Black-led film to win Best Picture at the Oscars?
What is 12 years a slave?
Who invented the Super Soaker water gun?
Who is Lonnie Johnson?
Which legendary track and field athlete won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics, defying Adolf Hitler’s vision of Aryan supremacy?
Who is Jesse Owens?