Mentors
This formerly enslaved woman mentored others by leading them to freedom through the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
This leader believed leadership meant serving others, not controlling them
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
This Black leader organized schools and mutual aid programs for formerly enslaved people.
Septima Clark
This experiment involved lying to Black men about medical treatment for decades
Tuskegee Syphilis Study
This Black Panther leader was killed during a police raid later revealed to involve the FBI
Fred Hampton
He mentored young Black men through education and leadership at Tuskegee Institute
Booker T. Washington
She led the Montgomery Bus Boycott by encouraging peaceful protest and unity
Rosa Parks
He created the Universal Negro Improvement Association to promote Black pride and economic independence
Marcus Garvey
This Supreme Court decision said segregation was legal, breaking trust in equal protection under the law.
Plessy v. Ferguson
This activist, artist, and athlete had his passport taken and career damaged by the U.S. government for speaking out against racism
Paul Robeson
This civil rights leader believed in mentoring young people to lead movements like SNCC
Ella Baker
This leader focused on empowering people to speak for themselves rather than speaking for them
Malcolm X
This group provided free breakfasts and health programs in Black communities
Black Panther Party
This promise of “40 acres and a mule” was made to formerly enslaved people but never fulfilled
Reconstruction-era land reform
This leader was heavily surveilled by the U.S. government for encouraging Black pride and self-determination before his assassination
Malcolm X
He mentored athletes and students by emphasizing education, discipline, and character
Jesse Owens
This Black woman leader co-founded the NAACP and fought for racial and gender equality.
Mary Church Terrell
This Black woman leader organized the Club Movement to support education, housing, and health
Nannie Helen Burroughs
This government practice denied Black families loans and housing opportunities, breaking trust in fairness.
redlining
This Black woman journalist and activist was threatened and forced to leave Memphis after exposing lynching and racial violence
Ida B Wells
This formerly enslaved leader mentored others by teaching them how to read, write, and advocate for themselves
Frederick Douglass
He believed education was the key to uplifting the entire community and founded Howard University’s law school
Charles Hamilton Houston
This labor leader organized Black workers and believed community power came from unity and fair treatment.
A. Philip Randolph
This civil rights leader was murdered for fighting voter suppression, showing the danger Black leaders faced when trust was denied
Medgar Evers
This Black leader’s anti-lynching work led to constant threats and forced her to flee the South
Mary Church Terrell