Notable Women
Civil Rights Movement
African American First
Famous African Americans
Quotes
100
She refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white passenger, this action spurred the Montgomery Bus Boycott. 
Who is Rosa Parks?
100
What was the name of the organization founded by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and several other religious leaders?
What is the Southern Christian Leadership Conference?
100
First Black President 
Who is Barack Obama?
100

He was a Jamaican singer, musician, songwriter and served as a world ambassador for reggae music and sold more than 20 million records throughout his career—making him the first international superstar to emerge from the so-called Third World.

Who is Bob Marley?
100

"A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots."


Who is Marcus Garvey? 
200

She was an African-American journalist and activist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s.

Who is Ida B. Wells?
200
What organization hosted the sit-ins to integrate businesses and restaurants in the south?
SNCC - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
200
She is the first Black woman to win the Nobel Prize and the Pullitzer Prize. She also wrote the Bluest Eye, Beloved and so many more great novels
Who is Toni Morrison?
200

She was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and activist in the Civil Rights Movement.

Who is Nina Simone?
200

"People get used to anything. The less you think about your oppression, the more your tolerance for it grows. After a while, people just think oppression is the normal state of things. But to become free, you have to be acutely aware of being a slave."

Who is Assata Shakur?
300

She escaped slavery to become a leading abolitionist. She led hundreds of enslaved people to freedom along the route of the Underground Railroad. She was also known as called Moses.

Who is Harriet Tubman?
300
Who's death brought attention to the racially motivated killings in the South? His death was one of the reasons the Civil Rights Movement came to be
Who is Emmett Till?
300
He was the first Black Supreme Court Justice. Also, was won of the many lawyers that championed the Brown v. Board of Education case.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
300
The first black woman to win an Oscar. 
Who is Hattie McDaniel 
300

"When you control a man's thinking you do not have to worry about his actions"


Who is Carter G. Woodson?
400

She was (born Isabella Baumfree, c. 1797 to November 26, 1883) was an African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist best-known for her speech on racial inequalities, "Ain't I a Woman?", delivered extemporaneously in 1851 at the Ohio Women's Rights Convention. 

Who is Sojourner Truth?
400
He taught Martin Luther King jr. about non-violence and the ways of Ghandi. He also was apart of organizations called SNCC and FOR.
Who is John Lewis?
400
She was the first Black woman to be a part of the US Congress. She also was the first Black woman to run for President of the United States. 
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
400

He was one of the most important African-American activists during the first half of the 20th century. He co-founded the NAACP and supported Pan-Africanism.

Who is W.E.B. Du Bois?
400

"If there is no struggle, there is no progress." 


Who is Frederick Douglass?
500

From 1974 to 1977, she was the first Chairwoman of the Black Panther Party. As a Panther, Brown also ran twice for a position on the City Council of Oakland, California. Since the 1970s she has been active in prison and education reform and juvenile justice. She also spoke at Cal Poly Pomona!

Who is Elaine Brown?
500
He actively fought for Civil rights as well as LGBTQ rights in the 1960s.
 Who is Bayard Rustin
500

She is an American engineer, physician and NASA astronaut. She became the first African American woman to travel in space when she went into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on September 12, 1992.

Who is Mae Carol Jemison?
500

He was a proponent of the Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism movements, inspiring the Nation of Islam and the Rastafarian movement.

Who is Marcus Garvey?
500

"Black Power is giving power to people who have not had power to determine their destiny."


Who is Huey P. Newton
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