CIVIL RIGHTS & FREEDOM FIGHTERS
Who is the woman famous for refusing to give up her seat on a bus in 1955?
Rosa Parks
Who improved the light bulb so it could last longer and be used in homes?
Lewis Latimer
Who was the first Black woman to win an Olympic gold medal?
Alice Coachman
Who is known as the “Father of Black History” and started Black History Week?
Carter G. Woodson
Who was the first Black woman doctor in the United States?
Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler
Who helped organize the 1963 March on Washington where Dr. King gave his “I Have a Dream” speech?
Bayard Rustin
Who invented an early traffic signal and a safety mask to protect people from smoke?
Garrett Morgan
Who won three Olympic gold medals after overcoming polio as a child?
Wilma Rudolph
Who founded Bethune-Cookman University and advised U.S. presidents?
Mary McLeod Bethune
Who helped create blood banks that saved lives during World War II?
Dr. Charles Drew
Who was the teenager who refused to give up her bus seat before Rosa Parks?
Claudette Colvin
Who invented the first home security system in the 1960s?
Marie Van Brittan Brown
Who were the two athletes who raised their fists at the 1968 Olympics to protest inequality?
Tommie Smith and John Carlos
Who was an early Black feminist scholar and wrote A Voice from the South?
Anna Julia Cooper
Whose cells helped doctors learn about cancer, vaccines, and medicine?
Henrietta Lacks
Who founded citizenship schools that helped Black Americans learn to read and vote?
Septima Clark
Who invented a machine that automatically oiled trains, inspiring the phrase “the real McCoy”?
Elijah McCoy
Who helped reintegrate professional football in 1946?
Kenny Washington
Who was the first Black woman president of a college?
Dr. Willa Beatrice Player
Who invented a laser tool that helped restore people’s eyesight?
Dr. Patricia Bath
Who escaped slavery by sailing a Confederate ship to freedom and later became a U.S. Congressman?
Robert Smalls
Who developed electrical parts used in pacemakers during the 1950s and 1960s?
Otis Boykin
Who was the first Black player to play in an official NBA game? (CHALLENGING)
Earl Lloyd
Who believed strong movements are built by everyday people working together, not just famous leaders? (CHALLENGING)
Ella Baker
Who performed one of the first successful open-heart surgeries in 1893? (CHALLENGING)
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams