Famous Leaders
The first African-American justice on the US Supreme Court.
Thurgood Marshall
The name of the Martin Luther King, Jr. most famous speech.
I Have A Dream
Invented peanut butter.
George Washington Carver
The first African American Olympian to win the All Around Title in gymnastics?
Gabby Douglas
This famous singer is known as the Queen of Soul.
An African American Civil Rights activist whom the United States congress called "the first lady of civil rights".
Rosa Parks
The first black child to desegregate an elementary school in the south in 1960.
Ruby Bridges
Invented the elevator.
Alexander Miles
The fastest man in the world.
Usain Bolt
Oprah Winfrey turned this author's book, Beloved, into a movie.
Toni Morrison
First black man to earn a degree from Harvard University and co-founded the NAACP.
W.E.B. Du Bois
True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation gave African Americans the right to vote.
False: It was an executive order by President Abraham Lincoln that freed slaves.
Invented horse shoes.
Oscar E. Brown
Holds the most major singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles combined among active players, male or female.
Serena Williams
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This author wrote "Long Way Down" and "As Brave As You".
Jason Reynolds
He was at Selma with Dr. King and also the first Black man to run two national campaigns for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Rev. Jesse Jackson
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Known as the "Red Tails", this fighter group was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for its' longest bomber escort mission to Berlin, Germany on March 24, 1945.
Tuskegee Airmen
Invented the letterbox (i.e. mailbox).
G.E. Becket
The 1st pick overall in the 2003 NBA Draft. He has won 4 NBA Championships and 4 League MVP's.
Lebron James
His song "What a Wonderful World" is one of the most famous songs of all time.
Louis Armstrong
He was a Freedom Rider, spoke at the 1963 March on Washington, and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011.
John Lewis
The first African American to travel into space.
Guidon Stewart Buford
Invented a traffic signal.
Garret Morgan
The first black quarterback to lead his team to a Super Bowl championship?
Doug Williams
This musician helped to create politically and socially conscious hip-hop in the1980's with their band, Public Enemy.
Chuck D