Athletes
Nicknamed "The Greatest", this athlete is known for being one of the most successful boxers of all time as well as being a civil rights and Islamic activist
Who is Muhammad Ali
Baseball player who broke the color barrier in the MLB
Who is Jackie Robinson
14 year old boy who became an icon for the Civil Rights Movement after being wrongfully, brutally, and racially murdered
Who is Emmett Till
Leader of a slave rebellion in the 1800s
A slave that tried to sue for his freedom, leading to the Dred Scott Court Decision, saying that slaves were "property"
Who is Dred Scott
This track athlete won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Olympics, embarrassing Hitler
Who is Jesse Owens
First black child to desegregate an all white school in the south. She was escorted to class by soldiers
Who is Ruby Bridges
A minister and one of the most famous Civil Rights Leaders of the 1960s. Fought for black empowerment and the promotion of Islam.
Who is Malcolm X
Abolitionist and Reformer that worked with Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War to fight against slavery
Who is Frederick Douglass
A world renowned writer and poet that was very famous in New York during the Harlem Renaissance
Who is Zora Neale Hurston
One of the greatest pitchers of all time that played in the Negro Leagues as well as Major League Baseball
Who is Satchel Paige
He helped create the first black labor union in the United States as well as organize the March on Washington
Who is A Phillip Randolph
One of the co-founders of the Black Panther Party
Who is Bobby Seale
Who is George Washington Carver
Author and civil rights activist. She was the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Who is Alice Walker
This gymnast was the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal AND the first woman athlete to market for a company
Who is Alice Coachman
The first woman billionaire, selling hair products and cosmetics
Who is Madam CJ Walker
Famous author recognized in the National Women's Hall of Fame for her story's about slavery and black history
Who is Toni Morrison
Journalist from Chicago who helped form the NAACP
Who is Ida B Wells
This athlete is often considered the best baseball player of all time from the Negro Leagues
Who is Oscar Charleston
First black heavyweight boxing champion of the world. One of the first black athlete celebrities in America
Who is Jack Johnson
The first African American to be a United States Supreme Court Judge
Who is Thurgood Marshall
A famous poet and activist who wrote and still writes about black struggles and equal rights
Who is Maya Angelou
Famous astronomer from the 1700s who could predict solar and lunar eclipses
Who is Benjamin Bannekar
First African American general in the US Air Force