American civil rights and women's rights activist. She focused on the issues of African American women, including unemployment, illiteracy, and voter awareness. President of the National Council of Negro Women.
Dorothy Height
“Upfront, pleasant and…absolutely fearless"
African-American civil rights activist in the 1965 Selma Voting Rights Movement who is best known for punching Dallas County, Alabama Sheriff Jim Clark.
Hint: Movie "Selma"
Annie Lee Cooper
first African-American president of the United States (44 president)
Barack Obama
refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus.
Refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery Bus at 15 years old. (before Rosa Parks). (was 'too young and passionate' to be a face of the movement at the time)
Claudette Colvin
played a key role in some of the most influential organizations of the time, including the NAACP, Martin Luther King’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
Ella Baker
African American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the Civil Rights Movement
Martin Luther King Jr.
At the age of six, she advanced the cause of civil rights in November 1960 when she became the first African American student to integrate an elementary school in the South.
Ruby Bridges
civil rights activist, poet and award-winning author known for her acclaimed 1969 memoir, 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,' and her numerous poetry and essay collections.
Maya Angelou
youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history, as well as an award-winning writer
Amanda Gorman
American trumpeter, composer, vocalist, and actor who was among the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades, from the 1920s to the 1960s, and different eras in the history of jazz.
Louis Armstrong
Transgender, American gay liberation activist and self-identified drag queen. She was known as an outspoken advocate for gay rights, was one of the prominent figures in the Stonewall uprising of 1969.
Marsha P Johnson
first African American, and the first Native American woman pilot
Bessie Coleman
African American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist. She is recorded as the first female self-made millionaire in America in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Madam CJ Walker
American track and field athlete and four-time gold medalist in the 1936 Olympic Games. He specialized in the sprints and the long jump and was recognized in his lifetime as "perhaps the greatest and most famous athlete in track and field history.
Jessie Owens
was an American actress and fashion model. In a career spanning more than seven decades, she became known for her portrayal of strong African-American women. (died on Jan 28th, 2021)
Cicely Tyson
first African American woman in Congress (1968) and the first woman and African American to seek the nomination for president of the United States from one of the two major political parties (1972)
Shirley Chisolm
was an American athlete. She specialized in high jump and was the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal.
Alice Coachmen
Gay American civil rights activist who was an adviser to Martin Luther King, Jr., and who was the main organizer of the March on Washington in 1963.
Bayard Rustin
one of the most highly regarded, influential, and widely read poets of 20th-century American poetry. She was a much-honored poet, even in her lifetime, with the distinction of being the first Black author to win the Pulitzer Prize
Gwendolyn Brooks