Notable Black Figures
This man was the first black president, and had a popular meme including him and a grilled cheese sandwich.
President Obama
Who didn't give up her seat which led to bus desegregation in Alabama?
Rosa Parks
I have the highest net worth of all black rappers
Jay-Z
This black woman was the original Rosa Parks.
Claudette Colvin
Who was the big civil rights leader who got shot at a hotel in Memphis TN?
Martin Luther King Jr.
I was the first African American to win the grammys. Who am I?
Ella Fitzgerald
This black woman at NASA helped put a rocket into space.
Katherine Johnson
Who was the boy from Chicago that got lynched in Mississippi in 1955?
Emmett Till
This artist sang a song that was very contreversal and she got arrested and beaten for singing it. Who is she?
This African American/Asian woman was the first African American vice president.
Kamala Harris
What was the group that sat peacefully at a diner in protest for not being served?
The Greensboro 4
The nickname "Queen of Soul" was given to her. Who is she?
Aretha Franklin
This black dancer and choreographer was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Alvin Ailey Jr.
What was MLK's peaceful protest group called?
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference or SCLC
The Banjo