Famous Leaders
She helped many people escape slavery, using the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman
The month we celebrate Black History Month
February
This music style came from African-American culture
Hip-Hop
The right to be treated fairly and equally
Civil Rights
The first black woman to go to space
Mae Jemison
He gave the famous “I had a Dream” speech
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Slavery ended after this war
Civil War
This music style began with African-American musicians in New Orleans
Jazz
Protest where people refuse to do something unfair
Boycotts
A person who stands up for others
A Leader
He was the First Black President of the United States
Barack Obama
Laws that kept blacks and white separated
Segregation laws
She was a famous writer and poet in the Harlem Renaissance
Langston Hughes
Marches without violence are called this
Peaceful Protest
The First Black Supreme Court Justice
Thurgood Marshall
She refused to give her seat up on a bus
Rosa Parks
People who helped enslaved people escape
Abolitionist
African-American art and music are examples of this
Culture
The civil rights movement worked to end unfair treatment
Discrimination
Learning about Black History helps us show this to others
Respect
He was the President who ended slavery during the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
Freedom from slavery was announced in this document
The Emancipation Proclamation
This movement celebrated black art, music, and writing in the 1920s
The Harlem Renaissance
A law that helped end segregation in 1964
Civil Rights Act
People who make the world better are called this
Role Models