Political Figures
I was arrested for refusing to give up my seat to a white woman on the bus
Who is Rosa Parks
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Who is Will Smith
The first African-American to win the Masters as well as the youngest winner, and his 12-stroke margin of victory also sets a new Masters record
Who is Tiger Woods
In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation declared
What is 1863
I was a United States Senator and am now Vice President
Who is Kamala Harris
I helped about 300 other slaves gain their freedom by escaping through the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman
First comedian to sell out sport stadiums
Who is Kevin Hart
First African American woman to win the world all-around title.
Who is Simone Biles
Which Constitution Amendment gave African Americans the right to vote
What is the Fifteenth Amendment
Who was the first African American justice on the Supreme Court
Who is Thurgood Marshal
I was the first black woman millionaire in the United States
Who is Madam C.J. Walker
I am a basketball player who also won an Oscar. I am also know as Mamba
Who is Kobe Bryant
The first African American to play Major League Baseball when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers. He led the league in stolen bases that season and was named Rookie of the Year.
Who is Jackie Robinson
Laws in the South based on race. They enforced segregation between white people and black people in public places
What is Jim Crow Laws
I became the first black United States Secretary of State.
Who is Colin Powell
At the age of six I was the first African American child to desegregate an all white school
Who is Ruby Bridges
I led efforts to desegregate the city’s streetcars, fought for equal voting rights, worked as an intellectual and teacher, and was also a star baseball player.
(My monument is located outside of city hall)
Who is Octavious V. Catto
I was born Cassius Clay. I won a gold medal for boxing. I refused to fight in the Vietnam War.
Who is Muhammad Ali
The month of February was chosen for Black History month to coincide with the birthdays of
Who is Abraham Lincoln and Fredrick Douglas
I became the first black woman to become secretary of State of the United States
Who is Condoleeza Rice
I became the first female African-American astronaut to travel to space in 1992
Who is Mae Jemison
I was an American Quaker, abolitionist, women's rights activist, and social reformer.
(Conference room name)
Who is Lucretia Mott
I was the first black man to win a major men's tennis championship.
Who is Arthur Ashe
A landmark 1954 Supreme Court case in which the justices ruled unanimously that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional
Brown v. Board of Education