Famous Facts
federal holiday celebrating emancipation in the United States
Juneteenth
part of African culture believed to represent ancestral spirits
Wooden masks
pilot known for escorting bomber missions during World War II
Tuskegee Airmen
NBC Today show weatherman
Al Roker
social movement highlighting racism and discrimination in 2010s
Black Lives Matter
Conductor on the Underground Railroad, helped lead 300 African Americans to freedom
Harriet Tubman
River in West Africa used for trading and agriculture
Niger River
World War I soldiers who were forced to work in French units due to discrimination during the war
Harlem Hellfighters
ABC Good Morning America co-anchor, Peabody award winner
Robin Roberts
1963, students skip school to march to capital in AL to protest racial segregation
Children's Crusade
scientist famous for using peanuts to create over 300 other products
Booker T. Washington
The center of learning and trade
Timbuktu
African American soldiers key in helping westward expansion in the U.S.
Buffalo Soldiers
CBS Mornings co anchor, friends with Oprah
Gayle King
Early 1990s group that worked at curbing gun violence, police and childhood hunger
Black Student Leadership Network
first female African American millionaire, created hair care product for women
Madam C.J. Walker
Storytellers who passed stories from one generation to the next
Griots
first all black regiment during the Civil War
54th Massachusetts
First lead anchor of CNN when the network launched in 1980
Bernard Shaw
completed sit ins and freedom rides to protest segregation
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
founder of Tuskegee Institute, the first African American featured on a postage stamp
Booker T. Washington
thought to be the richest ruler ever, made pilgrimage to Mecca
Mansa Musa
marines who fought in the Pacific during World War II, named for the training ground in North Carolina
Montford Point Marines
Philadelphia born, Cheyney alum, worked on 60 minutes
Ed Bradley
Early 2000s youth movement aimed at closing prisons and prison sentences
Juvenile Justice Reform Movement