Famous Quotes
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
He was the first African American President of the United States of America
Barack Obama
This woman refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955, sparking the Civil Rights Movement.
Rosa Parks
He is famous for discovering hundreds of uses for the peanut, including what many call "peanut butter."
George Washington Carver
He floated like a butterfly and stung like a bee, winning the heavyweight boxing title three times
Muhummad Ali
“I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”
Michael Jordan
This talk show host became the first Black female billionaire in the U.S.
Oprah Winfrey
Dropping his surname 'Little', which he considered a slave name, this civil rights leader adopted the letter 'X' to represent his lost tribal name
Malcolm X
She invented an innovative line of Black hair care products in 1905 that led to her distinction as one of America’s first self-made millionaires. Her highly successful cosmetics brand is still around today.
Madam C.J. Walker
This Five-time NBA champion with the Lakers won both an Olympic medal and an Academy Award thanks to a short film he made about his sport.
Kobe Bryant
"I freed a thousand slaves. I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves."
Harriet Tubman
He was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era (1947).
Jackie Robinson
She became the first African American child to desegregate an all-white elementary school in the South
Ruby Bridges
She was the first African American woman to travel to space (1992)
Dr. Mae Jemison
This sprinter from Jamaica is considered the fastest man in history
Usain Bolt
"Still I rise."
Maya Angelou
He became the first African American Supreme Court Justice in 1967.
Thurgood Marshall
She was a formerly enslaved woman who became a powerful preacher and abolitionist. Her name means "pillar of truth.
Sojourner Truth
He invented an early version of the traffic light and the gas mask.
Garrett Morgan
These two sisters dominated women's tennis for decades, with over 30 combined Grand Slam singles titles
Venus and Serena Williams
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
Nelson Mandela
She was the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Toni Morrison
This formerly enslaved man became a powerful speaker and adviser to President Abraham Lincoln.
Frederick Douglass
This doctor is known as the "Father of Blood Banks," saving millions of lives.
Charles Drew
She is the most decorated American gymnast of all time
Simone Biles