Black Scientists
This person discovered new uses for peanuts and other crops
George Washington Carver
This was the first Black woman on a presidential ballot
Kamala Harris
Bravely refused to give up her seat to a white man
Rosa Parks
First Black person to play professional baseball
Jackie Robinson
first black female firefighter
Molly Williams
Who invented the traffic light
Garrett Morgan
First Black Supreme Court judge. He eventually desegregated schools
Thurgood Marshall
"I have a dream...." Said ???
MLK
Olympic athlete who won medals in track and field after being paralyzed as a child
Wilma Rudolf
Black general in the Civil War who escaped slavery and stole a ship from the south
Robert Smalls
First Black woman to go to space
Mae Jemison
The 44th president
Obama
First child to attend a white school
Ruby Bridges
First Black NFL coach
Fritz Pollard
Rescued slaves using the Underground Railroad and leg troops in the Civil War
Harriet Tubman
Invented a line of hair products and became the first black female millionaire
Madam C.J. Walker
First Black woman elected to Congress
Shirley Chisholm
Former slave who later became a spy in the Civil War
Harriet Tubman
First African American to compete in the Olympics
Jesse Owens
Defended and protected fellow soldiers during the bombing of Pearl Harbor
Dorrie Miller
Frequently a guest on TV and author of several science books
Niel Degras Tyson
Lawyer, author and first Black First Lady
Michelle Obama
Name of the laws the separated Black people in the south
Jim Crow Laws
Famous Olympic gymnast with 25 medals
Simone Biles
Two men who fought to end slavery are _____________ and _____________. Their birthdays are in February. This is why we celebrate Black history month in the month of February.
Abe Lincoln
Fredrick Douglas