Inventions
I invented white-out in 1951
Bette Nesmith Graham
Whose refusal to give up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomerey, Alabama buses from 1955-1956?
Rosa Parks
Louis Armstrong played this instrument
What is the saxophone
I am widely recognized as the first African-American to play in the Major Leagues
Who Is Jackie Robinson
She was the first African-American child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana during the New Orleans school desegregation crisis on November 14, 1960.
Ruby Bridges
I invented the ironing board in 1892
Sarah Boone
State and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States
Jim Crow Laws
What Harlem theater showcased African American talent?
What is the Apollo Theater
First Black Tennis Player to Win Three Grand Slam Titles
Arthur Ashe
Best known for inventing a plastic coating for telephone wires that made universal service possible.
Walter Hawkins
I invented the traffic light in 1923
Garrett Morgan
What is the name given to the operation which helped Slaves escape from the South to freedom in the North?
The Underground Railroad
What genre of music is regarded by many as a form of street poetry ?
A. Blues
B. Hip Hop / Rap
C. R&B
B. Hip Hop / Rap
I led the Bulls to SIX NBA titles
Michael Jordan
American engineer, physician and NASA astronaut, became the first African American woman to travel in space when she went into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on September 12, 1992
Mae Carol Jemison
I invented the mailbox
Phillip Downing
On June 11, 1963, which president announced a bill that would make it illegal to discriminate against someone because of his or her race.
President John F. Kennedy
I am the King of Pop
Who is Michael Jackson
Who is the youngest to score 20,000 NBA career points ?
LeBron James
He become a cardiac surgery pioneer and a teacher of operative techniques to many of the country's most prominent surgeons.
Vivien Thomas
I invented potatoes chips
George Crum
A brilliant, brave man and talented speaker, he was the youngest-ever person to win the Nobel Peace Prize & is a Civil Rights leader
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
I am a cowboy that sings Old Town Road
Lil Naz X
In 1949, he became the first black player to be drafted into the National Football League.
George Taliaferro
Born into slavery, he became a botanist, inventor and teacher. He invented over 300 uses for the peanut and developed methods to prevent soil depletion.
George Washington Carver