Civil Rights Activists
Who made a speech about their dream that racism will end during the civil rights movement
Martin Luther King Jr
who fought throughout most of his career for the abolition of slavery
Frederick Douglass
Who was a master of jazz with the trumpet with a rough voice
Louis Armstrong
Who is seen as the creator of peanut butter but did not invent it
George Washington Carver
Who broke the color barrier by being the first african american baseball player
Jackie Robinson
who refused to give up a seat on a bus in of a white passenger
Rosa Parks
What battle was named as the bloodiest american conflict and freed 3.9 million slaves
Battle on Fort Sumter
who broke color barriers and encourage the world to come together in music
Ray Charles
Who Invented the super soaker and nerf gun
Lonnie Johnson
who set a new American record for most gold medals in gymnastics at a single Olympics Games.
Simone Biles
who led seat-ins and took part in Freedom Rides to desegregate buses.
Julian bond
Which amendment got rid of slavery
The 13th amendment
Which singer is blind and makes remarkable music
Stevie Wonder
Who invented the game cartridge/made it better
Jerry Lawson
Who considered the greatest women's tennis player of all time and maybe the greatest athlete of all time
Serena Williams
who started the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
John Lewis
what event involved slaves being required to go back to their masters even in a free state
The Fugitive Slave Act
Who is one of the most famous guitar players ever
Jimi Hendrix
who improved and invented the gas mask in 1914
Garrett Morgan
This person was an astounding point guard in basketball until he had to retire because of HIV
Magic Johnson
who fought against cruel Jim Crow laws protested segregation in education and told people about the Emmett Till lynching
Medgar Evers
Which battle saved Virginia from being destroyed
The Battle of Shepherdstown
This singer is significantly shorter than the average man he sang many different types of music before his death in 2016
Prince
Who built a clock entirely out of wood
Benjamin Banneker
This person has his own rule in baseball and was a very good baseball player
Curt Flood