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became the first African-American president in U.S. history. He occupied the White House for two consecutive terms, serving from 2009 to 2017
Barack Obama
He helped to organize the famous "March on Washington". Over 250,000 people attended this march in an effort to show the importance of civil rights legislation. At this march, he gave his "I Have a Dream" speech. This speech has become one of the most famous speeches in history
Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.
He was the youngest player drafted by the NBA where he was the #1 pick at the age of 18
Lebron James
Before he was a blockbuster actor, He was The Fresh Prince along with partner Jazzy Jeff, they won the first-ever Grammy for Best Rap Performance. They boycotted the awards because the category was barred from television.
Will Smith
In 2016, the U.S. Treasury Department announced that the countenance of ________ will appear on a new $20 bill.
Harriet Tubman
the first Black woman elected to Congress and the first Black major-party presidential candidate survived three assassination attempts during her 1972 campaign
Shirley Chisholm
HE/SHE sparked a citywide boycott of buses that led to a law desegregating buses across the nation
Rosa Parks
Name 3 professional women tennis player?
Venus Williams, Serena Williams & Althea Gibson
The King of Pop, snagged several Guinness World Records, including highest annual earnings for a pop star, best-selling album of all time for his classic, Thriller, and most Grammy Awards won in a year (he took home 8).
Michael Jackson
one of the most influential people in the media industry and one of the few female billionaires in the world. She is a dedicated activist for children’s rights and in 2013 she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Obama for her contributions to society.
Oprah Winfrey
The first African American man on a U.S. postage stamp.
Booker T. Washington
a runaway slave from Kentucky, was the inspiration for the first usage of the term “Underground Railroad.” When he swam across the Ohio River to freedom, his former owner assumed he’d drowned and told the local paper if he/she had escaped, he/she must have traveled on "an underground railroad
Tice Davids
A track-and-field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. His long jump world record stood for 25 years
Jesse Owen
He's the first black actor to win two Academy Awards
Denzel Washington
was a legendary poet and award-winning author. Her 1969 memoir I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings made history as the first non-fiction bestseller by a black woman
Maya Angelou
the first African American appointed to the United States Supreme Court.
His most famous case came in 1954. It was called Brown v. Board of Education. In this case he argued that schools should not be segregated. At that time there were separate schools for black children and white children. It was illegal in many states for black children to attend the same schools as white children.
Thurgood Marshall
He served 27years in prison. Once released, he continued his campaign to end segregation. His hard work and life long effort paid off when all races were allowed to vote in the 1994 election.
He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.
Nelson Mandela
was one of the best baseball players in the major leagues. He had a career batting average of .311, hit 137 home runs, and had 197 stolen bases. In 1962 he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
Jackie Robinson
is the most Grammy-nominated artist in the history of the awards with 76 nominations and 26 awards.
Quincy Jones
became the first African American woman to go into space aboard the space shuttle Endeavor in 1992
Dr. Mae Jemison
The first black man to become a lawyer when he passed the bar in Ohio in 1854
John Mercer Langston
was an African American entrepreneur who became America's first female self-made millionaire.
Madam C.J. Walker
6 NBA championships (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998).
Five-time NBA Most Valuable Player and six-time NBA Finals MVP.
Played 15 NBA seasons
Michael Jordan
Name all the members of Jackson 5
& What was their biggest hit ever?
Jackie, Tito, Jermaine,Marlon and Michael Jackson
"I'll Be There"
was the first Black woman to serve as the US National Security Adviser and Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice