History
First African American to win the Nobel Peace Prize
Martin Luther King Jr.
Musician influencing the jazz scene in New Orleans
Louis Armstrong
Advisor for the local NAACP Youth Council led sit-ins to speak out against segregated restaurants.
Clara Luper
Basketball player known for his time on the Chicago Bulls
Michael Jordan
First African American president of the US
Barack Obama
What are the civil war amendments
13, 14, and 15
Known for psychedelic rock and founding electric lady recording studio in NYC.
Jimi Hendrix
Member of the Muscogee Nation, became a millionaire off of oil and used her money to invest.
Sarah Rector
Famous boxer also known for being outspoken against political violence.
Muhammad Ali
First African American U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Thurgood Marshall
Black History Month was first recognized nationally in the U.S. in this year.
1976
Famous music became known as the father of soul music and was known for creating politically outspoken music.
Sam Cooke
First African American Judge in Oklahoma
Amos Hall
First African American to play MLB
Jackie Robinson
First African American U.S. Secretary of State
Colin Powell
The first African American woman to serve as a US Supreme Court justice.
Ketanji Brown Jackson
Female musician who became known as the queen of jazz.
Ella Fitzgerald
First Black woman elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives
Hannah Diggs Atkins
First African American woman to win Olympic gold in gymnastics
Gabby Douglas
Co-founded the NAACP in 1909
W.E.B. Du Bois
What year was the NAACP founded?
1909
Godfather of modern blues
Muddy Waters
Credited with ending residential segregation in Oklahoma City
Walter J. Edwards
Holds the record for most Olympic gold medals by a female track and field athlete
Florence Griffith Joyner
The first African American woman elected to Congress
Shirley Chisholm