Athletes
The world heavyweight boxing champion and Olympic gold medalist.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This politician became the first Black United States president.
Who is Barack Obama?
This artist changed the music industry so drastically that he is known as "The King of Pop".
Who is Michael Jackson?
This activist played a pivotal role in ending the legal segregation of African-American citizens, as well as creating the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This Black Canadian refused to leave the segregated Whites-only section of the Roseland Theatre.
Who is Viola Desmond?
This tall athlete has become the most decorated player in the NBA.
Who is Michael Jordan?
This politician survived three assassination attempts during their campaign for the 1972 Democratic nomination to the U.S. presidency.
This musician learned how to play guitar as a teenager and grew up to become a rock legend, performing at Woodstock in 1969.
Who is Jimi Hendrix?
This activist escaped slavery and became the most famous "conductor" for the Underground Railroad, which freed slaves.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This Black Canadian was the only Black officer in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War One?
This athlete won 4 gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games.
Who is Jesse Owens?
This politician became the first African-American to be nominated for vice president of the United States.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
This musician was the first female artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
The first female African-American non-fiction writer to make the bestselling list for her book I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings.
Who is Maya Angelou?
This Black Canadian was the president of the Albert Association for the Advancement of Coloured People.
Who is Ted King?
This athlete was the first Black man to MLB, with an impressive batting average of .311.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This politician was born into slavery, but put himself through school to become a teacher after the Civil War. He later became a political adviser.
Who is Booker T. Washington?
This jazz musician composed thousands of songs for the stage, screen and contemporary songbook.
Who is Duke Ellington?
This activist help to co-found the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Who is W.E.B DuBois?
This Black Canadian was the first female member of a provincial legislature and first woman to run for leadership of a federal political party.
Who is Rosemary Brown?
This athlete has held a top spot in the Women's Tennis Associated rankings numerous time over her stellar career.
Who is Serena Williams?
This politician was appointed as an associated justice of the Supreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This musician has worked with a variety of famous musicians, such as Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin and Celine Dion.
Who is Quincy Jones?
This activist was born into slavery but escaped in 1826. She devoted her life to abolitionism.
Who is Sojourner Truth?
This explorer is considered to be the first Black person to have visited Canada.
Who is Mathieu Da Costa?