Inventions
This person invented the 3 signal stop light
Garrett Morgan or Lewis Latimer
Who is Garrett Morgan
This person is the inventor of peanut butter
George Washington Carver or Granville Woods
Who is George Washington Carver
This person was the first Black athlete to play in Major League Baseball
Jackie Robinson or Willie Mays
Who is Jackie Robinson
This Civil Rights leader delivered the famous, "I have a dream," speech
Booker T. Washington or Martin Luther King Jr.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
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This inventor created a longer lasting filament for lightbulbs
Lewis Latimer or Howard Woods
Who is Lewis Latimer
This person invented the clothes dryer
George Sampson or Josephine Cochrane
Who is George Sampson
This person is the the first Black woman to host her own TV show and is the first Black female billionaire
Oprah Winfrey or Diana Ross
Who is Oprah Winfrey
This person became famous for refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus.
Sojourner Truth or Rosa Parks
Who is Rosa Parks
What can you do if you hear your classmates making fun of someone else's skin color
Tell them that's not okay
This person patented the modern hairbrush
Lyda Newman or Bessie Griffin
Who is Lyda Newman
This person invented an improved fire extinguisher as well as a sprinkler system
Thomas Marshall or George Manby
Who is Thomas Marshall
This person was the first Black astronaut
Guy Bluford or Bernard Harris Jr.
Who is Guy Bluford
This person led slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad
Claudette Colvin or Harriet Tubman
Who is Harriet Tubman
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What is ask questions, read books and watch movies that focus on other cultures
This person invented the modern doorknob as well as the doorstop
Osbourn Dorcey or John Love
Who is Osbourn Dorcey
This person invented an early version of the home security system
Maria Van Brittan Brown or Henry Blair
This was the first Black American to earn an international pilot's license and the first Black female pilot
Jesse Brown or Bessie Coleman
Who is Bessie Coleman
This abolitionist escaped slavery to fight for civil rights, published a famous autobiography and celebrates his birthday on February 14th.
Frederick Douglass or Thurgood Marshall
Who is Frederick Douglass
How can you make a new student feel comfortable in your class
What is be kind to them, include them, help them
This inventor created the modern dustpan
Lloyd P. Ray or Lonnie Johnson
Who is Lloyd P. Ray
This chef invented the potato chip
Oscar E. Brown or George Crum
Who is George Crum
This was the first Black American to publish a book of poetry
Phillis Wheatley or Toni Morrison
This journalist was a founding member of the NAACP and led an anti violence campaign across the country
Ida B. Wells or Octavia Butler
Who is Ida B. Wells
Why is it important to treat everyone with respect
When you treat everyone with respect, you are accepting them for who they are even if they are different from you. Respect builds feelings of trust and safety