Famous Leaders
Who was the first Black president of the United States?
Barack Obama
Who was the first Black baseball player in Major League Baseball?
Jackie Robinson
Who is known as the “Queen of Soul”?
Aretha Franklin
Black History Month is celebrated in which month?
February
Who was the first Black woman to go to space?
Mae Jemison
Who helped end segregation by refusing to give up her bus seat?
Rosa Parks
This basketball player is known as “His Airness.
Michael Jordan
This singer is called the “King of Pop.”
Michael Jackson
Who started Black History Month?
Carter G. Woodson
Who was the first Black Supreme Court Justice?
Thurgood Marshall
Who gave the famous “I Have a Dream” speech?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
This tennis player has won many championships and is also a role model for girls.
Serena Williams
Who sang the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing”?
James Weldon Johnson
The Underground Railroad helped people do what?
Escape slavery
This inventor helped improve traffic lights and gas masks.
Garrett Morgan
Who was a famous Black woman who helped enslaved people escape using the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
This boxer was known as “The Greatest.”
Muhammad Ali
This artist painted pictures that showed African American life and history.
Jacob Lawrence
Slavery ended in the U.S. after which war?
The Civil War
Who was the first Black woman elected to Congress?
Shirley Chisholm