Famous Black Figures
This amazing man is the self–proclaimed “greatest [boxer] of all time” was originally named after his father, who was named after the 19th century abolitionist and politician Cassius Marcellus Clay.
Who is Muhammed Ali
Whose refusal to give up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomerey, AL buses from 1955-1956?
Who is Rosa Parks
Lonnie Johnson created the ____water gun in 1989?
What is Super Soaker
Who said "I have a dream"?
who Is martin Luther king
Who was the first African American golf champion to tour on the Professional Golf Association (PGA) circuit
Who is Tiger Woods
Who is the most decorated gymnast of all time?
Who is Simone Biles
Who won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize for leading nonviolent civil rights demonstrations?
Who is Martin Luther King
Philip Bell Downing invented what creation. (relates to mail)
what is a mailbox
Who said "The time is always right to do what is right"?
Martin Lither King
Who was the first African American to have his likeness portrayed on a U.S. postage stamp?
Who is Booker T. Washington
This spectacular singer, songwriter and pianist was named the "Queen of Soul". One of her most famous songs is called "Respect"
Who is Aretha Franklin
Who was 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 Malcom X
what is potato chip
Who said "Hallelujar" (a movie character)
who is Madea
Who is the first Black woman to serve as a US Supreme Court justice?
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson
What is Tiger Woods’ given name?
What is Eldrick
More than 200,000 people of all races congregated in Washington, D. C. for the peaceful march with the main purpose of forcing civil rights legislation and establishing job equality for everyone. (Martin Luther King gave his famous speech during this event)
What is the March on Washington
What did Garret A. Morgan make? (you saw one driving to school today)
what is the traffic light
who said “no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom”
who is Malcom X
Who became the first African American female millionaire with her revolutionary black hair products?
Who is Madame CJ Walker
Virgil Abloh was best known for being the artistic director of which brand?
What is Louis Vuitton
Which racially motivated attack on a church caused the death of four girls in Alabama?
What is the 16th Street baptist Church bombing
or
Alabama Church Bombing
Thomas Jennings invented a common way to clean your clothes.
What is Dry-Cleaning
Who said "I don't want a black history month, Black history is American history"
Who is Morgan Freeman
Who was the first African American to serve as the United States Secretary of State?
Who is Colin L. Powell