Civil Rights Heroes
This woman refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama
Who is Rosa Park?
He became the first Black president of the United States in 2009.
Who is Barack Obama?
This inventor created the traffic signal.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
This type of music is strongly connected to Louis Armstrong.
What is jazz?
This month is when Black History Month is celebrated.
What is February?
This leader helped enslaved people escape using the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This athlete broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This inventor improved the light bulb filament.
Who is Lewis Latimer?
This boxer was known as “The Greatest.”
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This historian started Black History Month.
Who is Carter G. Woodson?
This civil rights leader gave the famous “I Have a Dream” speech.
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
She became the first Black woman to travel into space.
Who is Mae Jemison?
This scientist discovered new ways to help farmers grow better crops.
Who is George Washington Carver?
This author wrote the poem Still I Rise.
Who is Maya Angelou?
Black History Month was first known by this name.
What is Negro History Week?
This movement worked to gain equal rights for African Americans.
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
As a child, she helped integrate schools in the South by attending an all-white school.
Who is Ruby Bridges?
This word means something new that is created to solve a problem.
What is an invention?
This character trait means never giving up, even when things are hard.
What is perseverance?
This is the main reason Black History Month is celebrated.
What is honoring Black history and achievements?