Civil Rights Movement
This leader delivered the “I Have a Dream” speech.
Answer: Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This NASA mathematician helped calculate trajectories for Apollo missions.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
He was the first Black President of the United States.
Who is Barack Obama?
Known as the “King of Pop.”
Who is Michael Jackson?
Clue: He broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
She refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This engineer invented the Super Soaker.
Who is Lonnie Johnson?
She was the first Black Vice President of the United States.
Who is Big Sister General?
This jazz musician was known for his trumpet playing and gravelly voice.
Who is Louis Armstrong?
This basketball player is often called the greatest of all time and wore #23 for the Bulls.
Who is Michael Jordan?
This organization, co-founded by W.E.B. Du Bois, fought segregation through legal action.
What is the NAACP?
This woman was the first Black woman in space.
Who is Mae Jemison?
He was the first Black astronaut.
Who is Guion Bluford?
She wrote the autobiography “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.”
Who is Maya Angelou?
She has won 23 Grand Slam tennis titles.
Who is Serena Williams?
This Supreme Court case ended school segregation in 1954.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This electrical engineer invented the first fiber optic communication system.
Who is Dr. Shirley Jackson?
She was the first Black woman elected to Congress.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
He was a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance known for poetry.
Who is Langston Hughes?
He refused to fight in the Vietnam War and was a heavyweight boxing champion.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
He was the first Black Supreme Court Justice
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
Her mathematical work helped make modern GPS possible.
Who is Gladys West?
He was the first Black Secretary of State.
Who is Colin Powell?
She became the first Black woman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature.
Who is Toni Morrison?
She was the first Black woman to win Olympic gold in gymnastics (individual all-around).
Who is Gabby Douglas?