Civil Rights Leaders
Which civil rights leader delivered the “I Have a Dream” speech?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Who was the first Black President of the United States?
Barack Obama
Who is known as the “Queen of Soul”?
Aretha Franklin
Who broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier?
Jackie Robinson
Who founded Black History Month?
Carter G. Woodson
Who refused to give up their seat on a bus in 1955?
Rosa Parks
Who was the first Black Supreme Court Justice?
Thurgood Marshall
Which poet wrote “Still I Rise”?
Maya Angelou
Which tennis star has won the most Grand Slam singles titles in the Open Era?
Serena Williams
In what year did Black History Month become a national observance?
1976
Who was the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress?
Shirley Chisholm
Who was the first Black woman to win an Olympic gold medal?
Alice Coachman
Who was the first Black actor to win an Academy Award?
Hattie McDaniel
Who was known as “The Greatest” boxer?
Muhammad Ali
What Supreme Court case ended legal segregation in public schools?
Brown v. Board of Education
Who was a key organizer of the 1963 March on Washington?
Bayard Rustin
Who was the first Black woman pilot?
Bessie Coleman
Who was the first Black woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress?
Halle Berry
Who was the first Black NASCAR Cup Series winner?
Wendell Scott
Who was known as the “Moses of her people”?
Harriet Tubman
This leader of the Black Power Movement advocated for Black pride and self-reliance, associated with the Nation of Islam and Black Panthers.
Malcolm X
Who was the first Black astronaut in space?
Guion Bluford
Who painted The Migration Series?
Jacob Lawrence
Which basketball player won six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls?
Michael Jordan
Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
The 13th Amendment