Famous African-American Scientists/Inventors/Politicians
Who was George Washington Carver?
He was a scientist who made important agricultural discoveries.
Who was Maya Angelou?
She was a writer and a civil rights activist.
Who was Maya Angelou?
She was a civil rights activist and was a author.
Who was Cassius Clay?
He was known as Muhammed Ali and was a world-famous heavyweight boxing champion.
Who was Mae Jemison?
She was the first woman to travel into space.
Who was Benjamin Banneker?
The first African-American scientist.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
She is a famous talk-show host, philanthropist, and actress.
Who was Martin Luther King Jr?
He was a civil rights activist and was famous for his inspirational speeches.
Who was Althea Gibson?
She was a golfer and tennis player.
Who was Harriet Tubman?
She was a slave who helped many slaves escape through the Underground Railroad.
Who was Garrett Morgan?
He was an inventor who created the traffic light and the modern day gas mask.
Who was Madam C.J. Walker?
Was famous for her hair-care brand.
Who was Frederick Douglass?
He was called the father of the civil rights movement.
Who was Arthur Ashe?
He was also a American tennis player and is the only to win a major men's singles championship.
Who is James Earl Jones?
He is famous for being the voice actor for Darth Vader.
Who was Thurgood Marshall?
He was the first African-American person to serve on the Supreme Court.
Who was Halle Berry?
She was the first African American woman to win the Academy Award for best actress.
Who was Rosa Parks?
She was known as the "first lady of civil rights" and is best known for not giving up her seat at the front of the bus.
Who was Jackie Robinson?
He was the first African-American baseball player. Broke the color barrier.
Who is Simone Biles?
She is the prized gymnast who has won 32 medals.
Who was Condoleezza Rice?
She was Secretary of State and served under George Bush.
Who was Shirley Chisholm?
She was the first African-American woman in Congress.
Who was Malcolm X.
He was a leader during the civil rights movement.
Who is Lebron James?
He is a very famous and talented basketball player.
Who was Shirley Chisholm?
She was the first American woman to be in Congress