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THIS CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST WAS A NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER WHO USED CIVIL AND NON VIOLENT CONDUCT AS A FORM OF PROTEST.
WHO IS DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
FIRST (AND ONLY) AFRICAN AMERICAN PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
WHO IS BARACK OBAMA
Professional boxer, activist, and philanthropist. Nicknamed "The Greatest", he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of the 20th century, and as one of the greatest boxers of all time.
WHO IS MUHAMMED ALI
KNOWN AS THE "KING OF POP" HE HIT THE TOP OF THE MUSIC CHARTS AT THE YOUNG AGE OF 5
WHO IS MICHAEL JACKSON
"The time is always right to do what is right.”
WHO IS DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
THIS ABOLISTIONIST LED OVER 300 SLAVES TO FREEDOM USING THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD.
WHO IS HARRIET TUBMAN
THIS FORMER NFL PLAYER TOOK A KNEE DURING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM IN PROTEST OF POLICY BRUTALITY AGAINST AFRICAN AMERICANS
WHO IS COLIN KAEPARNICK
This man was the first African American to play in the MLB
WHO IS JACKIE ROBINSON
"No, no, no"--this originally four member group did eventually dwindle, not all of them were "Survivors", however the remaining were some "Independent Women"
WHO IS DESTINY'S CHILD
"I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed."
WHO IS BOOKER T. WASHINGTON
He is known as the Nation of Islam's most effective minister until he broke from the group in 1964 and formed his own group, the Organization of Afro-American Unity
WHO IS MALCOLM X
Educator and politician who was the first woman to run for the Democratic presidential nomination
WHO IS SHIRLEY CHISHOLM
THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN PROFESSIONAL GOLFER TO WIN THE PGA MASTERS
WHO IS TIGER WOODS
POPULAR DUO FROM ATLANTA, GA PERFORMED THE HIT SONG 'HEY YA'
WHO IS OUTKAST
"Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise I rise I rise."
Who is Maya Angelo
Civil rights activist and educator who founded theNational Council of Negro Women.
WHO IS MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE
FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO SERVE ON THE US SUPREME COURT
WHO IS THURGOOD MARSHALL
2018-2019 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL-AMERICAN LEAGUE'S MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
WHO IS MOOKEY BETTS
Name one of two well known rap artists from Chicago who have made recent headlines for their political and social activism.
WHO IS CHANCE THE RAPPER OR KANYE WEST?
"If there is no struggle, there is no progress."
WHO IS FREDERICK DOUGLASS
Clergyman, activist, and politician, he founded the organizations to form Rainbow/PUSH and started the path to the White House for African Americans
WHO IS JESSE JACKSON
He made agricultural advancements and inventions pertaining to the use of peanuts and was one of the first African-Americans admitted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1990
WHO IS GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER
An American professional tennis player. The Women's Tennis Association ranked her world No. 1 in singles on eight separate occasions between 2002 and 2017
WHO IS SERENA WILLIAMS
THIS POWERFUL HIP HOP DUO RECENTLY HAVE BEEN "ON THE RUN" BUT THE WORLD CAN FIND THEIR HITS ON THE TOP MUSIC CHARTS
WHO ARE BEYONCE AND JAY-Z CARTER?
This famous actor said "I don't want a Black History Month. Black history is American history."?
WHO IS MORGAN FREEMAN