Civil Rights Movement
The leader of the 1960s civil rights movement who delivered the iconic "I Have a Dream" speech.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
The African American inventor is known for creating the traffic signal.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
The first African American woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress?
Who is Halle Berry?
Known as the "Queen of Soul" and had hits such as "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman".
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This African American tennis player broke racial barriers in the sport and won a record-breaking 20 Wimbledon titles.
Who is Serena Williams?
An event sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955.
What is Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat on a bus?
The inventor of the Super Soaker water gun.
Who is Lonnie Johnson?
The African American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin.
Who is Jesse Owens?
An African American musician and actor is known as the "King of Pop"?
Who is Michael Jackson?
This African American basketball player, known as "The Answer," was the NBA MVP in 2001 and is a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer.
Who is Allen Iverson?
The leader of the Black Panther Party, known for advocating for armed self-defense and social justice in the 1960s and 70s.
Who is Huey P. Newton?
African American inventor created the first patented machine for straightening and curling hair?
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
An abolitionist and women's rights activist escaped slavery to become a leading speaker on the antislavery circuit.
Who is Sojourner Truth?
She is known as the "Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" and has won nine Grammy Awards.
Who is Mary J. Blige?
This African American basketball player, known as "The King," has won four NBA championships and four NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) Awards.
Who is LeBron James?
The first African American to serve on the Supreme Court, appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1967.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
He was a scientist and loved to study plants. He developed over 300 ways to use peanuts.
Who is George Washington Carver?
The first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993.
Who is Toni Morrison?
This singer, known for her powerful voice and was the first African American woman to grace the cover of Seventeen magazine.
Who is Whitney Houston?
This African American quarterback was the first to win both the Heisman Trophy and Super Bowl MVP and is known for his time with the Washington Football Team.
Who is Doug Williams?
A Civil rights activist was a key figure in the Selma to Montgomery marches and helped lead the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge on "Bloody Sunday".
Who is John Lewis?
An African American inventor created the refrigerated truck system for transporting perishable goods.
Who is Frederick McKinley Jones?
An African American figure became the first woman in history to lead a major political party in the United States.
Who is Kamala Harris?
An African American artist released the iconic album "What's Going On" in 1971, addressing social and political issues?
Who is Marvin Gaye?
This African American track and field athlete dominated the sprint events in the 1980s and 1990s, winning numerous Olympic gold medals.
Who is Florence Griffith-Joyner (Flo-Jo)?