Civil Rights Leaders
This leader gave the famous “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963.
Martin Luther King Jr.
First African American president of the U.S.
Barack Obama
who Wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
Maya Angelou
First African American in modern Major League Baseball.
Jackie Robinson
Invented the traffic signal and gas mask.
Garrett Morgan
She wouldn’t give up her bus seat in Montgomery.
Rosa Parks
First African American woman in Congress.
Shirley Chisholm
Famous singer called “Queen of Soul
Aretha Franklin
: Basketball player called “His Airnes
Michael Jordan
Created a home security system.
Marie Van Brittan Brown
This woman worked for equal rights for Black people and women.
Shirley Chisholm
First African American to win an Oscar for Best Actor.
Sidney Poitier
Painter known for works about African American life
Jacob Lawrence
Tennis sisters who won many Grand Slam titles
Serena and Venus Williams
Developed a way to make peanut products.
George Washington Carver
He led the Black Panther Party to fight for civil rights.
Huey P. Newton
First Black woman astronaut to go to space
Mae Jemison
Famous rapper and entrepreneur from Brooklyn
Jay-Z
Famous Olympic sprinter nicknamed “Lightning Bolt
Usain Bolt
Invented the Super Soaker water gun.
Lonnie Johnson
She marched with Dr. King as a young teenager.
Diane Nash
First African American Supreme Court justice
Thurgood Marshall
Poet and activist who spoke at schools and rallies.
Langston Hughes
Boxer known as The Greatest
Muhammad Ali
Created a high-tech airplane part used in jets.
Granville T. Woods