BLACK HISTORY
Who had an "I Have a Dream" public speech?
Martin Luther King Jr
Who was the first African American President for the U.S.?
Barack Obama
At the Super Bowl 50 halftime show, this artist used her platform to deliver a celebration of Blackness and a critique of systemic injustice.
Beyoncé
Who invented the first successful peanut-based products and developed over 300 uses for peanuts?
George Washington Carver
Who was the first African American to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball (MLB)?
Jackie Robinson
Who was the first African American to refuse to give up their seat, before Rosa Parks?
Claudette Colvin
Who lead enslaved people through a Underground Railroad in 1849?
Which legendary African American singer is known as the "King of Pop"?
Michael Jackson
This women was a mathematician who calculated critical trajectories and emergency return paths for early US spaceflights.
Katherine Johnson
Who is the famous African American boxer known for his skill in the ring and his powerful social activism?
Muhammad Ali
Who was an abolitionist, orator, and writer who fought for the freedom of enslaved people.
Frederick Douglass
What African American Women became an author and poet. She created the poem "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
Maya Angelou
This soulful Marvin Gaye song directly protested the Vietnam War, racial injustice, and political division of early-1970s.
What's Going On
Which African American inventor created the first successful electric light bulb filament?
Lewis Latimer
Who was the first African American to win the Masters Tournament in golf in 1997?
Tiger Woods
Who's autobiography was titled " By Any Means Necessary? "
Malcolm X
First African American to hold a seat on the Supreme Court.
Thurgood Marshall
In 2017, he became the first rapper—and first artist outside the classical or jazz genres—to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music.
Kendrick Lamar
Who was the first African American that created 3-way traffic lights?
Garrett Morgan
The fastest African American man in the Olympics with the most medals?
Jesse Owens
Who is the first self-made millionaire African American entrepreneur?
Madam C.J. Walker
What Women served the United States House of Representatives for seven terms
Shirley Chrisholm
Often referred to as the "Godfather of Soul," this artist is widely recognized as the most sampled artist of all time.
James Brown
Who invented the home security system, improving safety in households?
Marie Van Brittan Brown
At what age did Serena Williams win her first U.S. Open?
17