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This president signed the Emancipation Proclamation which ended slavery.
Who is Abraham Lincoln
This civil rights activist believed in the NONVIOLENT MOVEMENT that was inspired Mahatma Gandhi.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
The first Black woman millionaire in America who made her fortune because of her haircare products for black people.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker
This 'College Dropout' rapper was famous in China before his debut album was ever produced and released in the US.
Who is Kanye West
This basketball player spent time in Italy then returned to the US and signed a contract with the Lakers as their shooting guard and winning 5 championships during his career.
Who is Kobe Bryant
Name TWO women who refused to give up their seats on public transportation to allow white people to sit there.
Ida B. Wells / Claudette Colvin / Rosa Parks
This former member of The Nation of Islam is known best for his early beliefs of "BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY"
Who is Malcolm X
An agricultural scientist and inventor who developed hundreds of products using peanuts
Who is George Washington Carver
This Houston, TX artist kickstarted her career as the lead singer of a group of girls and has sold over 75million records world wide.
Who is Beyonce Knowles
This female tennis player won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most by any player in the Open Era, and the second-most of all time behind Margaret Court (24).
Who is Serena Williams
What is the next line in this Bob Marley song? "Don’t worry about a thing…"
"…Cause every little thing gonna be alright."
This Jamaican born man started the PAN AFRICAN MOVEMENT to help send African Americans back to Africa in Liberia.
Who is Marcus Garvey
A free African-American with very little formal education created the almanac, surveyor of land, landowner/farmer.
Who is Benjamin Banneker
This New Orleans, LA native created major buzz with his debut release solo song of The Block Is Hot along with other features from fellow Cash Money Records artists.
Who is Lil' Wayne
He is a Jamaican sprinter. Widely known as the fastest person on earth, he was the first man to hold both the 100 metres and 200 metres world records.
Who is Usain Bolt
The creator of Negro History Week (later known as Black History Month).
Who is Carter G. Woodson
This Georgia Congressman walked beside MLK in The Bloody Sunday march and believed in GOOD TROUBLE or NECESSARY TROUBLE
Who is John Lewis
An inventor who is known for the three-position traffic signal and a smoke hood which inspired the gas mask.
Who is Garret Morgan
This blues artist names his guitar after a woman who he witnessed 2 men fight over as a reminder to never fight over a woman who doesn't want you. **Name artist and guitar**
Who is B.B. King. What is Lucille
the most dominate athlete to compete at the 1936 Olympic Games. He won four gold medals and broke two Olympic records. His record for the world broad jump lasted 25 years. Hitler stormed out of the stadium when he won the 100-meter event.
Who is Jesse Owens
The first Historically Black College or University (HBCU).
What is Cheyney University of Pennsylvania.
This NAACP secretary worked with Thurgood Marshall in several lawsuits and eventually was murdered in his driveway in Mississippi.
Who is Medgar Evers
An inventor whose lasting machine brought significant change to the manufacturing of shoes in mass production.
Who is Jan Ernst Matzeliger
This rap duo from Albany, GA was featured in songs with Ludacris, Ciara, and Jamie Foxx
Who is Field Mob
He made his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947, and broke the color barrier for African Americans in baseball.
Who is Jackie Robinson