Civil Rights Leaders
He was a congressman known for his commitment to nonviolent protest and marching.
John Lewis
A famous poet of the Harlem Renaissance who wrote about African American life.
Langston Hughes
The first African American to serve as President of the United States.
Barack Obama
A legendary boxer who refused to fight in the Vietnam War.
His original name was Cassius Clay
Muhammad Ali
Thurgood Marshall was the first African American on this highest court.
Supreme Court
Who is performing at the Super Bowl Halftime Show?
Bad Bunny
Before changing his views, this activist was a famous leader in the Nation of Islam.
Malcom X
He is a legendary musician and producer who has influenced music for decades.
His first name is a city in Massachusetts
Quincy Jones
He won the Brown v. Board of Education case and became the first Black Supreme Court Justice.
Thurgood Marshall
NFL quarterback who knelt during the national anthem to protest police brutality.
Colin Kaepernick
Hiram Revels represented this state as the first Black Senator.
Mississippi
Name 1 territory of the United States
Puerto Rico, Guam, US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands
He served as the NAACP's first field secretary in the state of Mississippi. Was murder in his own driveway.
Medgar Evers
This jazz legend was famous for his gravelly voice, playing the trumpet, and singing "What a Wonderful World."
Louis Armstrong
This reverend and civil rights leader ran for President in the 1980s.
Jesse Jackson
Scientist famous for his research with peanuts and sweet potatoes.
George Washington Carver
Thomas L. Jennings was the first African American to receive one of these for an invention.
A patent
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He was the main organizer of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
Bayard Rustin
An artist famous for his "Migration Series" paintings.
Jacob Lawrence
During Reconstruction, he became the first African American U.S. Senator.
Hiram Revels
He wrote the book "Twelve Years a Slave" after being kidnapped.
Solomon Northup
W.E.B. Du Bois was the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from this famous university.
Harvard University
Who is the coach of the Patriots?
In 1962, he became the first African American student to go to the University of Mississippi.
James Meredith
An abstract artist known for his "draped canvas" style.
Sam Gilliam
After 27 years in prison, he became the first democratically elected president of South Africa.
Nelson Mandela
He invented dry-cleaning and was the first African American to get a U.S. patent.
Thomas L. Jennings
What does HBCU stand for?
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Name a number between 1 and 10.
4