Authors/Books
With more than 30 bestselling titles, this poet has written 36 books.
Who is Maya Angelou
His research led to the development of over 300 products made with peanuts.
Who is George Washington Carver?
His dreams were about people treating each other nicely.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
First African American to play on a major sports team.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
The first African American president of the United States.
Who is Barack Obama?
He published a book of poems which told of the conditions of black people.
Who is Langston Hughes?
Patent expert, invented the first toilet for trains.
Lewis Howard Latimer
She helped free many slaves. She was the most famous leader of the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
Originally written as a poem by James Weldon Johnson. Now known as the "Negro National Anthem"
What is Lift Every Voice and Sing?
He was an U.S. astronaut that was the first African American to travel in space
Who is Guion S. Bluford Jr.?
First African-American to publish a book in the United States.
Who is Phyllis Wheatley?
First African American Millionairess, invented to World's First Hair Straightening System.
Who is Madam CJ Walker?
She was arrested for not giving up her seat to a white person on the bus.
Who is Rosa Parks?
The first African-American performer to be appointed as a principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre.
Who is Misty Copeland?
He was an astronomer, farmer and mathematician.
Who is Benjamin Banneker?
Author of I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings.
Who is Maya Angelou?
Who completed the first surgery to separate conjoined twins?
Who is Ben Carson?
Was born into slavery but escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826.
Sojourner Truth
African American tennis player who holds the most Grand Slam titles than any other man or woman.
Who is Serena Williams?
First African American female to travel into space.
Who is Mae Jemison?
Published 50 novels, essays, and poems including her most well known title, "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
Who is Zora Neale Hurston?
Known as the Father of Open Heart Surgery after performing the first successful open heart surgery.
Who is Daniel Hale Williams?
Born a slave, he escaped at age 20 and went on to become a world-renowned anti-slavery activist.
Who is Frederick Douglas?
First African American to fully own a studio production lot.
Who is Tyler Perry?
First African American to receive a Grammy
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?