Authors
The Bluest Eye
Toni Morrison
He broke the color barrier by making his debut in the MLB in 1947
Jackie Robinson
Case containing the 'separate but equal' clause
Plessy v. Ferguson
She was invited to perform at the White House by Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Marian Anderson
She is the richest African American in the United States
Oprah Winfrey
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou
Boxing G.O.A.T.
Muhamed Ali
Case which determined that slaves are property
Dred Scott v. Sandford
The first black woman to make a bid for president of the United States of America
Shirley Chisholm
He became the youngest player to win a career Grand Slam of The Masters
Tiger Woods
Kindred
Octavia E. Butler
First African American President of the United States
President Barack Obama
The case that desegregated schools
Brown v. Board of Education
She broke the tennis color barrier
Althea Gibson
He is credited with throwing the fastest pitch in MLB history
Aroldis Chapman
If Beale Street Could Talk
James Baldwin
First African American Secretary of State
Secretary Colin Powell
Case which invalidated laws prohibiting interracial marriage
Loving v. Virginia
She led the National Council of Negro Women for four decades
Dorothy Height
He holds the record for most points scored all-time in the NBA
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
The Temple of My Familiar
Alice Walker
First African American to die in the American Revolution
Crispus Attucks
Case which desegregated transportation facilities
Bailey v. Patterson
She is best-known for refusing to give up her seat on the bus leading to her arrest on December 1st, 1955
Rosa Parks
This olympic gymnast holds made history by performing the first double-double dismount on a beam in a competition
Simone Biles