Inventors
This inventor improved the traffic light and invented the gas mask
Garret Morgan
This woman refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus.
Rosa Parks
Known as the King of Pop, this artist revolutionized music videos.
Michael Jackson
This baseball legend broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947
Jackie Robinson
Enslaved Africans were brought to America through this route across the Atlantic Ocean.
Middle Passage
This inventor developed over 1000 uses for peanuts and sweet potatoes.
Grover Washington Carver
He delivered the famous I Have a Dream speech
Martin Luther King Jr.
The woman became known as the Queen of Soul
Aretha Franklin
This boxing champion was originally named Cassius Clay
Muhammad Ali
This system helped enslaved people escape to freedom in the North.
Underground Railroad
She invented the home security system that led to modern security technology
Marie Van Brittan Brown
This abolitionist escaped slavery and helped others gain freedom
Harriet Tubman
This jazz musician was known as Satchmo
Louis Armstrong
This track star won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics
Jesse Owens
Abraham Lincoln issued this document to enslaved people in the Confederate States of America.
Emancipation Proclamation
This female inventor patented improvements to the ironing board
Sarah Boone
This leader promoted Black pride and self-reliance and founded the UNIA
Marcus Garvey
The Detroit-based record company launched stars such as Stevie Wonder and the Supremes
Motown Records
This tennis player won 23 Grand Slam single titles
Serena Williams
This famous 1853 book exposed the hardships of slavery.
Uncle Tom's Cabin
This Supreme Court case ended legal segregation in public schools
Brown v. Board of Education
This Supreme Court case ended legal segregation in public schools.
Brown v. Board of Education
This genre of music originated in African American communities in the South during the late 1800s
The Blues
This golfer became the first African American to win the Masters Tournament in 1997
Tiger Woods
This amendment officially abolished slavery in the United States
13th Amendment