Politics
The first Black President
Who is Barack Obama?
MN native popular for his flamboyant style
Who is Prince?
Who is Jackie Robinson ?
Winner of the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize, and well known nonviolent leader of the Civil Rights and Poor Peoples movement
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This person rescued and freed over 1000 slaved people, both through 13 heroic expeditions to the south, as well as, as the first woman to lead an armed expedition during the civil war
Who is Harriet Tubman?
The first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and noted as "Queen of Soul"
Who is Aretha Franklin?
"The Greatest"
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This major legislation eliminated barriers such as Literacy Tests, and Poll Tax in 1965
What is The Voting Rights Act?
Former slave, this social reformer became leader of the national abolitionist movement. Eventually his writings would be renowned across the united states and the UK
Who is Frederick Douglass?
An intellectual and cultural revival of African American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater and politics during the 20s and 30s
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
With 39 Grand Slam titles, she currently holds the join-third position of All time most decorated players in her sport
Who is Serena Williams?
Muslim Minister well known as human rights activist and civil rights leader
Who is Malcom X?
Appointed by Pres. LBJ, they were the first Black Supreme Court Justice.
This renowned poet is also known as the leader of the Harlem Renaissance
Who is Langston Hughes?
Walking away with 4 Golds, they were the most successful athlete of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin
Who is Jesse Owens?
The First Black Woman elected to Congress, and First Black Candidate running for a Major political party's Presidential Nomination in 1972
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
He was a founding member of the NAACP, and first Black American to graduate with Ph.D from Harvard as a sociologist.
The first Black person to win an Academy Award.
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Who is Hattie McDaniel?
What is Gone With The Wind?
Activist, and former NFL player, noted for his skill but also for his display of protest
Who is Colin Kaepernick?