Famous females
what is rosa parks known as?
The first lady of the civil rights movement
who created the gas mask and traffic light
garret morgan
first african american in the MLB
jackie robinson
first african american to win an academy award for best actor
sideny poitier
first african american president of the us
barack obama
what is Halle berry known for?
first african american actress to win an academy award
who was an agriculture scientist?
george washington carver
african american gold medalist gymanst
simone biles
actor known for his role as darth vader in star wars
james earl jones
"i have a dream"
martin luther king jr
who was Thurgood marshall?
first africana american to serve the supreme court
Benjamin banneker
only african american to win the us open
arthur ashe
spike lee
civil rights activist as well as muslim
malcom x
who was angela davis?
major activist in the late 60s and early 70s
who was the first woman to travel into space
mae jeminson
first african american woman to win a grand slam
althea gibson
oprah winfrey
first african american woman elected to congress
shirley chisholm
what did harriet Tubman do?
she led slaves to freedom through the underground railroad
created the blood transfusion
charles darwin
known to be in the NBA and has won MVP multiple times
lebron james
one of the first african american woman to play important roles in american tv
gail fisher
served as secretary of state under george bush
condoleezza rice