Entertainers
Nickname is M.J: one of the most famous basketball players of all time, jersey #23
Michael Jordan
This singer was the main performer at the 2024 Super Bowl. He also founded Justin Bieber.
Usher
Who delivered the famous “I have a dream” speech?
Martin Luther King
Author of Brown Girl Dreaming, Harbor Me, etc.
Jacqueline Woodson
Who was the first African American president?
Barrack Obama
Who was the star of the Black Panther?
Chadwick Boseman
He developed the rhythmic language of swing and made it the foundation of jazz and popular music
Louis Armstrong
This person led the underground railroad
Harriet Tubman
Author of Ghost, Patty, Sunny, etc.
Jason Reynolds
Who was the first African American to play baseball?
Jackie Robinson
Who is known as the fastest man in the world?
Married to Jay-Z and considered the queen of pop
Beyonce
She was arrested for her refusal to move to the back of a bus triggering a citywide boycott
Rosa Parks
Author of Crossover, Rebound, etc.
Kwame Alexander
Who was the first African American justice on the U.S Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marshall
Oprah Winfrey
Who sang the National Anthem at Super Bowl XXV?
Whitney Houston
What was the decision of Brown v. Board of Education?
A poet, playwright, and novelist, made history pioneering the use of jazz rhythms in poetry beginning in the 1920s
Langston Hughes
Who was the first African American to travel into space?
Guion Stewart Bluford
This gymnast won the all-around title in the 2012 Olympics
Gabby Douglas
This singing group had 5 members, formed in Indiana. One of their famous songs is ABC
Jackson 5
Slavery was banned by the ________ Amendment.
13th
This man was the first African American to earn a doctorate degree from Harvard. He was famous for his collection of essays, "The Souls of Black Folk"?
W.E.B. DuBois
Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award in a leading role?
Sidney Poitier