Civil Rights Leaders
This leader gave the " I Have a Dream" speech.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
The first Black President of the United States.
Who is Barack Obama?
The first Black President of the United States.
Who is Barack Obama?
This NBA star is known for his community work and championships.
Who is LeBron James?
She is called the “Queen of Soul.”
Who is Aretha Franklin?
Treating everyone fairly.
What is Equality?
She refused to give up her bus seat in 1955?
Who is Rosa Parks?
The first Black woman Vice President.
Who is Kamala Harris?
The first Black woman Vice President.
Who is Kamala Harris?
This boxer said, “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.”
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This type of music started in the Bronx in the 1970s.
What is Hip Hop?
Being brave even when something is hard.
What is courage?
She helped enslaved people escape using the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
The first Black woman elected to Congress.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
The first Black woman in space.
Who is Mae Jemison?
This Olympic runner won four gold medals in 1936.
Who is Jesse Owens?
This music style began in New Orleans.
What is Jazz?
Treating someone unfairly because of race.
What is discrimination?
He was born enslaved but became a famous speaker and writer for freedom.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
He became the first Black Secretary of State.
Who is Colin Powell?
He broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This baseball legend played for the Dodgers.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This poet wrote during the Harlem Renaissance about dreams.
Who is Langston Hughes?
Keeping people separated because of race.
What is segregation?
This leader encouraged Black pride and self- respect.
Who is Malcolm X?
This holiday honors Dr. King each January.
What is Martin Luther King Jr. Day?
The first Black woman elected to Congress.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
This WNBA star is known for her leadership and championships.
Who is Lisa Leslie?
This author wrote “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.”
Who is Maya Angelou?
The month we celebrate Black History in the U.S.
This 6 year old girl helped intergrate a school in Louisana.
Who is Ruby Bridges?
The movement that fought to end segregation.
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
This scientist found many uses for peanuts and crops.
Who is George Washington Carver?
This golfer is one of the greatest of all time.
Who is Tiger Woods?
This singer was known as the “King of Pop.”
Who is Michael Jackson?
Standing up peacefully for what is right.
What is peaceful protest?
She spoke for both women's rights and freedom for enslaved people.
Who is Sojourner Truth?
Laws that once enforced segregation in the South.
What are Jim Crow laws?
This inventor helped improve the traffic light.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
This football quarterback became one of the first Black Super Bowl- winning QBs.
Who is Doug Williams?
This painter became famous for her beautiful quilt artwork.
Who is Faith Ringgold?
Laws that once enforced segregation in the South.
What are Jim Crows laws?
He became the first Black Supreme Court Justice?
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
The idea that all people deserve equal rights.
What is equality?
This mathematician helped NASA send astronauts into space.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
This Olympic track star is known as the fastest woman in the world.
Who is Florence Griffith Joyner?
This singer sang “Respect.”
Who is Aretha Franklin?
The movement that fought to end segregation and unfair laws.
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
This organization led many peaceful protests for civil rights.
What is the NAACP?
The right to vote is called this.
What is suffrage?
This tennis champion has won many Grand Slam titles.
Who is Serena Williams?
This swimmer has won multiple Olympic gold medals.
Who is Simone Manuel?
This celebration honors African heritage each December.
What is Kwanzaa?
A person who fights for fairness and equal rights.
What is an activist?
The speech where Dr. King shared his dream was given in this city.
What is Washington, D.C.?
The document that guarantees basic rights in the U.S.
What is the Constitution?
This gymnast has won many Olympic medals.
Who is Simone Biles?
This NBA legend is often called “Air.”
Who is Michael Jordan?
The Harlem Renaissance happened in this New York City neighborhood.
What is Harlem?
The idea that all people deserve the same rights and opportunities.
What is justice?