African American in Sports
Charles "Chuck" Cooper
The first African American to be drafted by an NBA team selected by the Boston Celtics in the second round of the 1950 NBA draft
Billie Holiday
American jazz and swing singer, nicknamed "Lady Day."
Martin Luther King Jr.
Fought for all people, not matter what color they were, to all be equal.
Double v Campaign
The campaign promoted democracy for civilian defense workers and African Americans in the military.
Montgomery Bus Boycott
A 13 month civil rights protest against racial segregation of the public transit system in Montgomery Alabama.
Jackie Robinson
First African American to play baseball in national league
Ella Fitzgerald
A jazz singer who was also known as the "First Lady of Song."
Rosa Parks
The mother of the civil rights movements
The Race Riot of 43
The riot began with a racially motivated fight between white and Black youths on Belle Isle Park
Little Rock Nine
They were a group of 9 African Americans that enrolled in Little Rock Central High School.
Alice Coachman
The only African American to win a golden medal in the olympics
Nat King Cole
American jazz pianist, singer, and actor, most influential pianist of the swing era
Ella Baker
advisor for the Montgomery Bus Boycott, co founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (which formed the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and challenged the all white democratic parties)
Tuskegee Airmen
a group of African American military pilots and airmen who fought in World War II
The Murder of Emmett Till
a 14 year old African American boy who was kidnapped and murdered just because he whistled at a white women
Althea Gibson
First African American tennis player to compete at any major US championship.
Ruth Brown
American singer/songwriter and actress who was known as "Miss Rhythm" or "The Queen of R&B"
Malcolm X
a muslim minister and human rights activist who advocated for islam and the fight against white people to stop oppression
92nd Infantry Division
The only A.A. infantry division that participated in combat in Europe during WW2
Brown V Board of Education
He was trying to get rid of segregated school
Bill Wills
wasn't just a great football player but also a historical figure in the advancement of African Americans in sports and society while playing middle guard, the equivalent of middle linebacker in today's game, for the Browns from 1946-53
Chuck Barry
American singer, songwriter, and guitarist who helped pioneer rock and roll.
Medgar Evers
Activist, spoke upon equally rights, however, he was assassinate by a KKK member
Hattie McDaniel
First Black person to win an academy award
Sweatt v Painter
Didn't get accepted to Uni of TX law school due to his skin color, even though he was qualified to enter