African American Women in History
One of the first black students admitted to Harry Harding High School
Who is Dorothy Counts
Led the civil rights movement and he is also born on January 15th
first African American of the modern era to become a Major League Baseball player in 1947, ending 60 years of segregated Negro leagues
Created emotional intensity by singing songs of love, protests and black empowerment. (Sings the song: Feeling Good)
On March 2, 1955, she was arrested at the age of 15 in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to give up her seat to a white woman on a crowded, segregated bus
Who is Claudette Colvin
He proposed ideas of Black Nationalism and Independence while studying the Islamic religion
Who is Malcom X?
9 students are blocked from integrating the ______ Central High School. President Eisenhower had to send federal troops to escort the students. What is the name of this event called in history?
What is the Little Rock Nine?
"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee" -
Which boxer said the quote stated above?
Who is Muhammed Ali?
Instrumentalist and he symbolizes the civil rights struggle through his music. He is also famous for playing Jazz music with his Trumpet.
Who is Louis Armstrong?
She utilized her status as a platform to promote advancement of her people through activism and education.
Who is Mary Church Terrell?
These 4 North Carolina Agricultural and Technical Institute Students refused to leave a Woolworth lunch counter without being served. What is the name of this event?
What is the Greensboro Sit-Ins?
a track star at Ohio State University who won an NCAA record eight individual national titles in 1935-36, was on the U.S. Olympic Team that went to the 1936 Games that were held in Berlin, Germany.
Who is Jessie Owens?
American poet, memorist and civil rights activist. She also writes the famous poem "Still I Rise"
Who is Maya Angelou?
co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) headed by Martin Luther King, Jr., and an inspiring force behind the creation of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
Who is Ella Baker?
An investigative reporter who help shed light on Jim Crow in the South region. She also led the anti-lynching crusade in the south
Who is Ida B Wells?
He was one of the first five black players in baseball history. He had to endure the racist attitudes of the Jim Crow South like fellow legend Jackie Robinson did.
Who is Hank Aaron?
First African American Singer to perform at White House and the NY Metropolitan Opera
Who is Marian Anderson?
was an American lawyer who was the first African-American to receive a Ph. D. in economics in the United States (1921), and the first woman to receive a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
Who is Sadie Alexander?
She helped challenge public school segregation, she was also apart of the Little Rock Nine
Who is Daisy Bates ?
The ending result of Selma to Montgomery March, 600 civil rights marchers walk to Selma. The local police block them and brutally attacked protesters.
What is Bloody Sunday?
Her claim to fame was becoming the first black woman to ever win the tennis Grand Slam (winning the Australian Open Doubles, French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open Singles from 1956-57). She also won five more doubles titles, with three in Wimbledon (1956-58)
Who is Althea Gibson?
1987, the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame..
Who is Aretha Franklin?