Trailblazers
This woman refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus, sparking the Civil Rights Movement.
Who is Rosa Parks
This movement in the 1960s fought against racial segregation and discrimination.
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
This genre of music, developed in the early 20th century, has roots in African American communities and influenced rock and hip-hop.
What is jazz?
This boxer, known as "The Greatest," was famous for his skill and activism.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This woman’s cancer cells, taken without her knowledge, led to medical breakthroughs in vaccines and cancer treatment.
Who is Henrietta Lacks?
He was the first African American President of the United States.
Who is Barack Obama?
This landmark 1954 Supreme Court case ruled that racial segregation in schools was unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This 2018 Marvel film was the first superhero movie with a predominantly Black cast to gross over $1 billion.
What is Black Panther?
In 1947, he became the first African American to play Major League Baseball.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
Featured in the blockbuster hit film "Hidden Figures", she was one of the NASA mathematicians whose calculations helped send astronauts to space.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
The first Black Supreme Court Justice, he was instrumental in the Brown v. Board of Education case.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
The 1963 March on Washington featured this famous speech by Martin Luther King Jr.
What is "I Have a Dream"?
The Harlem Renaissance was a flourishing period of Black culture in this decade.
What is the 1920s?
She won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, making her one of the greatest tennis players of all time.
Who is Serena Williams?
He developed the first blood bank and made significant contributions to blood transfusions.
Who is Dr. Charles Drew?
Known as "Black Moses," she led hundreds of enslaved people to freedom through the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted Black men the right to vote.
What is the 15th Amendment?
She was the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Who is Toni Morrison?
This trailblazing gymnast became the first Black woman to win an all-around Olympic gold medal in 2012
Who is Gabby Douglas?
He created the Super Soaker, one of the most popular toys of all time.
Who is Lonnie Johnson?
She was the first African American woman elected to Congress and later ran for President in 1972.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
This organization, co-founded by W.E.B. Du Bois in 1909, is one of the oldest civil rights groups in the U.S.
What is the NAACP?
This influential poet wrote "The Hill We Climb" for Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration in 2021.
Who is Amanda Gorman?
This Olympic sprinter raised a Black Power fist on the podium at the 1968 Olympics.
Who is Tommie Smith?
Known as the "Father of the Internet," this Black engineer helped develop packet-switching technology.
Who is Dr. Philip Emeagwali?