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. I have a dream today."
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
He was an American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era. He broke the baseball color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947
Jackie Robinson
He was an American Baptist minister and activist, one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
The date on which enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, finally received the news they were free.
June 19th, 1865
"I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear."
Rosa Parks
He was an American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games. Owens specialized in the sprints and the long jump
Jesse Owens
She was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott.
Rosa Parks
The year that slavery comes to North America
1619
"For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.”
Nelson Mandela
He was an American professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "The Greatest", he is regarded as one of the most significant sports figures of the 20th century and is frequently ranked as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time.
Muhammad Ali
He was an American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement. A spokesman for the Nation of Islam until 1964, he was a vocal advocate for Black empowerment and the promotion of Islam within the Black community.
Malcom X
On this date, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered its verdict in Brown v. Board of Education, ruling unanimously that racial segregation in public schools violated the 14th Amendment’s mandate of equal protection
May 17th, 1954
“We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It’s our basic human right.”
Aretha Franklin
She is considered the USA's first Black woman sports celebrity and played both tennis and basketball. She was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009 and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2018.
Ora Washington
He was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York.
Frederick Douglass
The Montgomery Bus Boycott begins on this day.
December 5th, 1955
“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.”
Maya Angelou
She was an American tennis player and professional golfer, and one of the first Black athletes to cross the color line of international tennis.
Althea Gibson
She was an American abolitionist and social activist. Born into slavery, she escaped and subsequently made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 slaves, including family and friends, using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is created
1909