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This baseball player broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947.
Who is Jackie Robinson
She wrote the novel I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, a powerful autobiography about her childhood.
Who is Maya Angelo
She refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955.
Who is Rosa Parks
Who plays iconic on screen character "Madea"
What is "Tyler Perry"
This tennis star has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most in the Open Era.
Who is Serena Williams
This author wrote Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, a story about a Black family in Mississippi during the Great Depression.
This leader gave the famous “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963.
Who is MLK
This 2018 superhero movie celebrated African culture and featured the kingdom of Wakanda.
What is Black Panter
This NBA superstar is known for his philanthropy and has won four NBA championships
Who is Lebron James
This novel by Harper Lee includes the character Tom Robinson and addresses racial injustice in the South.
What is To Kill a Mockingbird
This law, passed in 1964, ended segregation in public places.
What is Civil Rights Act
This comedian created and starred in a popular 1980s TV show about the Huxtable family.
What is the Cosby Show
This Jamaican sprinter is considered the fastest man in history and holds the 100m world record.
Who is Usain Bolt!!!!!!
This novel by Alice Walker tells the story of Celie through letters.
What is The Color Purple
This event was a 1963 march in Washington, D.C., where thousands gathered for jobs and freedom.
What is the March on Washington
This actor played King T’Challa in Black Panther.
Who is Chadwick Boseman
This Jamaican sprinter won gold in the 100m at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Who is Shelly-Anne
This book by Angie Thomas follows Starr Carter after she witnesses a police shooting.
What is The Hate You Give
She was the first African American woman to attend an all-white elementary school in New Orleans in 1960.
Who is Ruby Bridges
This singer performed at the 2013 Super Bowl halftime show and starred in Dreamgirls.
Who is BEYONE!!!!!