Famous figures
Who was the first Black president of the United States?
Barack Obama
Who was the first Black Supreme Court justice?
Thurgood Marshall
Who is known as the "Queen of Soul"?
Aretha Franklin
Who is known as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, wearing number 23?
Micheal Jordan
What month is Black History Month celebrated in the U.S.?
February
Who led the Mongomery Bus Boycott?
Rosa Parks
Who was the first Black woman to travel to Space
Mae Jemison
Who was a famous jazz trumpeter known as "Satchmo"?
Louis Armstrong
Who broke the color barrier in baseball?
Jackie Robinson
What movement worked to end segregation and discrimination?
Civil Rights Movement
This leader gave the "I Have a Dream" speech.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Who was the first black major league Baseball player?
Jackie Robinson
Who painted powerful murals and was a leader of the Harlem Renaissance?
Aaron Douglas
Who was a tennis star who fought for equal pay for women?
Serena Williams
Civil Rights Act
Who was a Famous Abolitionist (a person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or (formerly) slavery) who escaped slavery and helped the others escape.
Harriet Tubman
Who was the first black woman elected to congress
Shirley Chisholm
Who was a poet and writer during the Harlem Renaissance?
Langston Hughes
Who was a boxer known as "The Greatest"?
Muhammad Ali
What event in 1955 helped start the Civil Rights Movement?
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Who was the first Black woman to run for president of the United States.
Shirley Chisholm
Who was the first black woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize?
Wangari Maathai
Who was a famous dancer and singer who performed in Paris and fought racism?
Josephine Baker
Who was the first black head coach to win a Super Bowl?
Tony Dungy
What amendment ended slavery in the United States?
13th Amendment