Sports
One of the greatest boxers in history from Detroit
Joe Louis
First black person to win an academy award
Sidney Poiter
Lead civil rights in the south and was known for his speeches
Martin Luther King Jr.
She protested against the bus rules with segregation
Rosa Parks
Won 4 gold medals in Berlin during the Olympics in 1936
Jesse Owens
Muhammed Ali, famous boxer
Cassius Clay
Critically acclaimed actor with a deep voice
Morgan Freeman
Muslim minister and civil rights activist
Malcom X
TV show host and personality, one of the richest women in the world
Oprah Winfrey
The first black supreme court justice
Thurgood
32x Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics
Simone Biles
First black female best actress at academy awards
Halle Berry
He was the first black president
First african american woman in space
Mae Jemison
Scientist and inventor who developed hundreds of products from peanuts
George Washington Carver
4 time NBA MVP currently on Lakers
Lebron James
Critically acclaimed Actor with 17 NAACP image awards
Denzel Washington
He was the first black senator
Hiram Rhodes Revels
First african american to become vice president
Kamala Harris
Invented the traffic light
Garrett Morgan
11-time NBA champion
Bill Russell
Critically acclaimed actor and musician
Will Smith
He was the first black supreme court justice
Thurgood Marshall
Helped free over 300 slaves from camps
Harriet Tubman
Co-invented the personal computer
Mark Dean