Famous Folks
was the first African American ever appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
youngest prizefighter ever to win the heavyweight championship of the world
Who is Mike Tyson?
You, you're just as sweet as peaches and cream
What is We Both Deserve Each Other's Love?
They showed everyone that African Americans were just as capable in the cockpit of a fighter plane during World War II.
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
He is the first African American to have his likeness portrayed on a U.S. postage stamp
Who is Booker T Washington
a group of African American leaders joined together to form a new permanent civil rights organization
known as the “Brown Bomber
Who is Joe Louis?
When you want all the warmth that you deserve
And the heat is on your mind
What it You Should Be Mine (Woo Woo Woo)?
I was one of the first abolitionists. My antislavery newspaper was "The North Star".
Who was Frederick Douglass?
This author became the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature
Who is Toni Morrison?
was the first African American woman elected to the House of Representatives
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
became the first African American man to hold the World Heavyweight Champion boxing title in 1908
Who is Jack Johnson?
And I know we've each been down this road a time or two
And never could make it through
What is We're Going All The Way?
I pressured President Truman to desegregate the Armed Forces in 1948. Later I helped to organize the 1963 March on Washington
Who was A. Phillip Randolph?
She said, "Bringing the gifts my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave
Who is Maya Angelou?
was the first African American performer to win an Academy Award
Who is Hattie McDaniel?
professional baseball player finished his career with 755 home runs, the highest total in major league history
DAILY DOUBLE
Another morning, you are on my mind,
Takin' up my time through all the day.
What is On the Wings of Love?
He believed that education without equality was meaningless & he was also a co-founder of the NAACP.
Who was WEB Dubois?
she was the founder of the National Council of Negro Women
Who is Mary McLeod Bethune?
became the first African American billionaire when he sold the cable station he founded
Who is Robert Johnson?
the first African American to coach a professional sports team
Who is Bill Russell?
Sensitive that’s what I am Make no mistake about it
Cause little things Certainly mean so much to me
What is I'm Only Human?
I was one of the founders of the Congress of Racial Equality and I initiated the "Freedom Rides" in 1961.
Who was the first school to allow African American students?
What is Oberlin College?