People
Who is the person who came up with "I have a Dream" speech?
MLK
Barack Obama is elected the first Black President of the United States
2008
U.S. Constitution formally abolished slavery and involuntary servitude throughout the United States, except as a punishment for a crime
13th Amendment
This player, known as “His Airness,” won six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls.
Michael Jordan
She refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955.
Rosa Parks
Muhammad Ali
MLK birth year
1929
Defines citizenship, guarantees equal protection under the law, and ensures due process for all persons.
14th Amendment
This track and field star became the first African American woman to win three Olympic gold medals in a single Games, doing so in 1960.
Wilma Rudolph
This NBA player has spoken out about social justice issues and opened a public school called the “I PROMISE School” in his hometown of Akron, Ohio.
LeBron James
African-American male who died due to choking by a Minneapolis police officer.
Who is George Floyd?
BHM start
1926
State and local statutes in the US, primarily in the South from the 1880s to 1960s, that legalized racial segregation and disenfranchisement.
Jim Crow Laws
In 1967, this boxer became the first African American heavyweight champion of the world.
Joe Frazier
This athlete and activist peacefully protested police brutality by kneeling during the national anthem at NFL games.
Colin Kaepernick
Which artist has a real name of Solána Imani Rowe?
SZA
Civil war start
1861
Established that all those born in the United States were to be granted American citizenship.
Civil Rights Act
In 1947, this Brooklyn Dodgers player broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier.
Jackie Robinson
This Supreme Court case was argued by Thurgood Marshall and helped end school segregation.
Brown v. Board of Education
She is an abolitionist and activist known for helping free slaves using the underground railroad?
Harriet Tubman
The Emancipation Proclamation is issued
1863
Restrictive laws passed by Southern states in 1865–1866, immediately after the Civil War, to restrict the freedom of African Americans and force them into labor-based, slave-like conditions.
Black Codes
In 1975, this tennis star became the first African American man to win the Wimbledon singles title.
Arthur Ashe
This young activist was the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history and speaks about equality and justice.
Amanda Gorman