Civil Rights Heroes
She refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama.
Who is Rosa Parks?
He broke baseball’s color barrier in 1947.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
He invented the traffic light.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
This animated movie starred a young Black princess who dreams of opening her own restaurant.
What is The Princess and the Frog?
This month is celebrated as Black History Month.
What is February?
She helped lead enslaved people to freedom through the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
She is one of the greatest tennis players of all time with over 20 Grand Slam titles.
Who is Serena Williams?
She helped develop technology used for space travel and GPS systems.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
This actor plays Black Panther in the Marvel movies.
Who is Chadwick Boseman?
The Harlem Renaissance was a time when Black artists, writers, and musicians became famous in this city.
What is New York City (Harlem)?
He was the first Black president of the United States.
Who is Barack Obama?
He was a legendary basketball player known as “His Airness.”
Who is Michael Jordan?
She was the first Black woman to become a self-made millionaire in America through hair products.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
This young actress starred in A Wrinkle in Time and The Little Mermaid (2023).
Who is Halle Bailey?
This powerful symbol represents freedom and ending slavery in the U.S.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
She was the first Black woman to run for president of the United States.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
He was a boxing champion known for saying, “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.”
Who is Muhammad Ali?
He invented the Super Soaker water gun.
Who is Lonnie Johnson?
This TV host became the first Black woman billionaire through media success.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in this year.
What is 1865?
She was born into slavery, became a powerful abolitionist and women’s rights speaker, and delivered the famous speech “Ain’t I a Woman?”
Who is Sojourner Truth?
She became the first Black woman to win Olympic gold in gymnastics.
Who is Gabby Douglas?
He created over 300 inventions from peanuts, including peanut butter and soap.
Who is George Washington Carver?
BLACKPINK fans are called this.
What are BLINKs?
This historically Black college is located in Durham, North Carolina.
What is North Carolina Central University?