Trailblazers
She was the "Moses of her people" and led over 70 people to freedom on the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
She refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus in 1955, sparking a year-long boycott.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This 1920s cultural movement in New York City saw an explosion of Black music, art, and poetry.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
This agricultural scientist discovered over 300 uses for the peanut.
Who is George Washington Carver?
In 2008, he became the first African American President of the United States.
Who is Barack Obama?
This minister and activist delivered the famous "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, D.C.
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
He was a famous jazz trumpeter known for his gravelly voice and the song "What a Wonderful World."
Who is Louis Armstrong?
Garrett Morgan invented this three-position safety device used on every street corner today.
What is the Traffic Light?
This professional baseball player broke the "color barrier" when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This group of nine students integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957.
Who are the Little Rock Nine?
This poet wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and read at President Clinton's inauguration.
Who is Maya Angelou?
He was a pioneer in heart surgery and performed the first successful open-heart operation.
Who is Daniel Hale Williams?
She was the first African American woman to fly in space aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour.
Who is Mae Jemison?
This Supreme Court case in 1954 ruled that "separate but equal" schools were unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
Known for his poem "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," he was a leading voice of the Harlem Renaissance.
Who is Langston Hughes?
This inventor's filament made Thomas Edison's lightbulb practical for everyday use in homes.
Who is Lewis Latimer?
She became the first female self-made millionaire in America by creating specialized hair care products.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
At just 6 years old, she became the first African American child to desegregate an all-white elementary school in the South.
Who is Ruby Bridges?
She was the first African American woman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature.
Who is Toni Morrison?
She was the "human computer" at NASA whose calculations helped John Glenn orbit the Earth.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
In 2021, she became the first woman, the first African American, and the first South Asian American to serve as Vice President of the United States.
Who is Kamala Harris?