African American Pioneers
This civil rights activist became the first African American woman to refuse to give up her seat on a segregated bus in 1955, sparking a citywide boycott in Montgomery, Alabama.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference was instrumental in the success of the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the March on Washington.
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
Which actor played the voices of Mufasa (Lion King) and Darth Vader (Star Wars)?
Who is James Earl Jones!
In 1947, this athlete broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
What is the week-long celebration of African American culture and heritage observed from December 26 to January 1?
What is Kwanzaa?
Who was the first African-American Supreme Court Justice?
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
Who most notably led the Anti-Apartheid Movement in South Africa?
Who is Nelson Mandela?
This singer was called the Queen of Soul.
Who is Aretha Franklin!
This legendary African American boxer, known as "The Greatest," became a global icon in the 1960s and 1970s for his talents in the ring and his activism outside of it.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
What does HBCU stand for?
What is historically black colleges & universities!
Who was the first self-made female millionaire in the United States?
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
This historic 1954 Supreme Court decision ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This African American woman was a prominent abolitionist and speaker, delivering the famous "Ain't I a Woman?" speech in 1851 at a women's rights convention in Ohio.
Who is Sojourner Truth?
This tennis player has won more singles titles (tennis), than any man or woman in US Open.
Who is Serena Williams!
What group was founded in 1966 as a revolutionary socialist organization that aimed to address police brutality and racial inequality.
What is the Black Panther Party?
Dr. Mae Jemison was the first African American woman to do what?
What is travel into space?
This abolitionist and former slave became a renowned orator, writer, and advocate for women's rights.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
This poet and writer, famous for I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, became the first African American woman to be nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for her works of literature.
Who is Maya Angelou?
Known for his "Sky Hook," this NBA Hall of Famer was named the greatest player in NBA history by the league’s 50th anniversary team.
Who is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?
Who is the first African American woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize in Literature in 1993?
Who is Toni Morrison?
Bessie Coleman was the first African-American female to do what?
What is receive her pilot's license?
What year was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?
When is 1863?
This singer was very active in the civil rights movement and is sometimes referred to as the High Priestess of Soul.
Who is Nina Simone!
This Olympic athlete won four gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, defying Adolf Hitler's belief in Aryan racial superiority.
Who is Jesse Owens?
In addition to the United States, identify the other countries below that devote a month to celebrate African-Americans in history.
What is United Kingdom & Canada