Barrier Breakers
Community and Community Builders
Writers, Educators
Scientist, Inventors
Speakers and Politicians
100
I was a cowboy. I taught others to grab cattle by the horns and wrestle them to the ground.
Who is Bill Pickett.
100
I was a person stolen from Africa. I worked for others and I was not paid or free to do as I wanted. America grew rich and powerful because of my work.
Who is a slave.
100
I wrote many articles trying to stop the killings of African American men.
Who is Ida Wells Barnett.
100
I completed the first heart surgery. I also started the first hospital in the United States for both Blacks and Whites.
Who is Daniel Hale Williams.
100
I was born in slavery and escaped. I gave speeches about freeing slaves and women's rights.
Who is Sojourner Truth.
200
I argued before the Supreme Court to change the law to allow Black students to go to the same schools as White students.
Who is Thurgood Marshall.
200
I am a proud American who has lived in America since its earliest days. I have helped America become a proud and powerful country.
Who is an African American.
200
I was the first teacher and principal of the Tuskegee Institute where African Americans could receive an education.
Who is Booker T. Washington.
200
I was the first female African American millionaire in America. I made my money by making and selling products for African American women.
Who is Madam C. J. Walker.
200
I was the first African American to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. It is a prize for helping others.
Who is Ralph Bunche.
300
I am a female. I was the first African-America to have a license to fly planes.
Who is Bessie Coleman.
300
I am the second largest continent on Earth. Many people were stolen from me to become slaves.
What is Africa.
300
An author, I published more than three dozen books. I wrote mainly about the lives of ordinary black people.
Who is Langston Hughes.
300
I taught others how to save human blood, so it can be used later.
Who is Charles Drew.
300
I was the first African American woman elected to the United States Congress.
Who is Shirley Chisholm.
400
I was called the Mother of Civil Rights when I refused to give up my bus seat.
Who is Rosa Parks.
400
We were African American soldiers in the United States who fought after the Civil war.
Who are the Buffalo Soldiers.
400
I was a teacher who started a school for African Americans in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Who is Mary M. Bethune.
400
I invented a machine that could sew the top part of the shoe on to the bottom, or sole of the shoe.
Who is Jan Matzeliger.
400

After escaping slavery, I gave speeches to stop slavery. I called for President Lincoln to allow for African American soldiers.

Who is Frederick Douglas.

500
I was the first African American to travel into outer space.
Who is Mae C. Jemison.
500
I was born in Atlanta, Georgia and became a famous leader by helping African Americans achieve their civil rights. I spoke about how I have a dream.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
500
I was born in Florida. I was a writer who wrote what life was like growing up in America as a African American.
Who is Zora N. Hurston.
500
I was known as the first African American Scientist. I published an almanac, made a working wooden clock, and finished the plans for our nation's capital.
Who is Benjamin Banneker.
500

Many people call me Moses. I led many slaves to freedom. I was a spy in the Civil War. I also gave speeches telling others what slavery is like.

Who is Harriet Tubman.

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