BLACK HISTORY FACTS
This gymnast became the most decorated American gymnast in history, with 32 Olympic and World Championship medals. Who is she?
Simone Biles
First African American woman to earn a pilot’s license (1921).
Who is Bessie Coleman?
This is what HBCU stand for.
What is "Historically Black College and University?"
Former NFL All-Pro tight end, Super Bowl champion, and Oklahoma Sooners standout, born and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas, and founder of P.A.R.K. (Positive Atmosphere Reaches Kids).
Who is Keith Jackson Sr.
The inventor of peanut butter.
Who is George Washington Carver?
After the murder of George Floyd, this group led a worldwide protest of police brutality toward Black people.
Who is Black Lives Matter?
Who was the first Black woman to go to space?
Mae Jemison
These African American students were escorted by federal troops to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, AR, after the Supreme Court ruled segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
Who are the Little Rock Nine?
Born in Huttig, AR, she is a legendary civil rights activist who guided the Little Rock 9 through the integration crisis
Became famous for haircare products she created for Black women.
Who is Madam CJ Walker?
Who's autobiography was titled " By Any Means Necessary? "
Who is Malcolm X?
Who was the Black American mathematician and NASA scientist portrayed in the film “Hidden Figures” for her pivotal role in the early days of the U.S. space program?
Katherine Johnson
This court case ended legal segregation in public schools
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
6-time NBA Champion and Basketball Hall of Fame member from Hamburg, AR
Who is Scottie Pippen?
This inventor created the traffic signal and lights to make streets safer.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
What group of Black pilots became legendary for their success in World War II?
The Tuskegee Airmen.
He won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Germany.
Who is Jesse Owens?
American civil rights activist who, at age six on November 14, 1960, became the first African American child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans
Who is Ruby Bridges?
Black poet and activist from Stamps, AR famous for writing “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”
Inventor of the home security system
Marie Van Brittan Brown
What year did Martin Luther King Jr. give his “I Have A Dream Speech”
1965
Believed to be the first African American to graduate from an American college in 1823, Middlebury College.
Who is Alexander Twilight?
This woman’s cells, taken without her knowledge, became the first immortal human cell line used in medical research, still used today to save lives.
Who is Henrietta Lacks?
First Black woman elected to the State House and Senate, born in North Little Rock, AR.
Who is Irma Hunter Brown?
Inventor of the electric resistor, which has been used to make pacemakers, computers, televisions, and other technologies operate more efficiently and affordably.
Who is Otis Boykins?