Black History Famous People
What did Rosa Parks get famous for doing?
She wouldn't give up her bus seat to a white person.
What is Michael Jackson known as?
"The King of Pop"
One of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Ida B. Wells
Who was the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball?
Jackie Robinson!
Why was WWII so important to African Americans?
President Roosevelt promised that if they won the war everyone would get freedom and so millions of Black Americans participated in the war.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
He was an African-American civil rights leader who escaped from slavery.
Who became famous for leading The Washingtonians Orchestra?
Duke Ellington
This Civil Rights activist works as a professor at the University of California.
Angela Davis
How many Olympic gold medals does Jesse Owens have?
He won 4 gold medals in the 1936 Olympics in the 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay and the long jump.
What important event happened on May 17, 1954?
Brown v. Board Of Education
Who was the Famous Civil Rights leader named after his father?
Martin Luther King jr.
What is Jacob Lawrence best known for?
He is known for his series of paintings called, 'The Migration'.
Not only was ______ an African-American civil rights activist she was also a human rights activist.
Ella Baker
Who is the principal owner of the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association?
Michael Jordan
What big protest did Rosa Parks help start?
The Montgomery Bus Boycott, December 1955
This person rescued 70 people from slavery after saving herself from it.
Harriet Tubman
Who is most known for her black cut-paper silhouettes?
Kara Walker
How many autobiographies did Maya Angelou publish?
She has published 7 autobiographies and many books of poems and such.
Who abandoned his former name, Cassius Clay, and came to be called ______ instead?
Muhammad Ali
What caused Woolworth’s sit-in lunch counter to start serving everyone?
Malcolm X was not only an African American a Human Rights Activist but was also a _____
Muslim minister
Who was an African-American artist and teacher?
Alma Thomas
Was Sojourner Truth born into slavery?
Yes, but escaped later.
Which Professional Golfer is tied for first in PGA Tour wins?
Tiger Woods
When was the Birmingham Church Bombing that killed 4 young girls?
1963