Activist from their Quote
“The American church is guilty, when viewed in connection with what it is doing to uphold slavery; but it is superlatively guilty when viewed in connection with its ability to abolish slavery.”
Frederick Douglass, 1852 Fourth of July speech
It has three lights and indicates whether cars should stop, go, or “yield”
What is the three-light traffic light (invented by Garrett morgan)
Giant Steps
John Coltrane
Get Out
Jordan Peele
He holds the record for most amount of homeruns hit in a single season
Barry Bonds
“Whether you are a Christian or a Muslim or a nationalist, we all have the same problem. They don't hang you because you're a Baptist; they hang you 'cause you're black.”
Malcom X, 1964 “Ballot or the bullet” speech
This divides those on the inside of building-story traversing mechanism and its shaft
what are automatic elevator doors (invented by Alexander Mills)
A Natural Woman
Aretha Franklin
Black Panther
Ryan Coolger
Commonly recognized as the fastest man alive
Usain Bolt
“We worship an awesome God in the Blue States, and we don’t like federal agents poking around our libraries in the Red States. We coach Little League in the Blue States, and yes we've got some gay friends in the Red States. There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq and there are patriots who supported the war in Iraq. We are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes, all of us defending the United States of America.”
President Obama (then state Senator), 2004 Democratic National Convention
You can thank an African-American inventor for the color you see while using a computer
what is the color computer monitor (Mark Dean)
Michael Jackson
12 Years a Slave
Steve McQueen
He holds the record for the most rebounds in a single game
Wilt Chamberlain
“Fifth, We want our children educated. The school system in the country districts of the South is a disgrace and in few towns and cities are Negro schools what they ought to be. We want the national government to step in and wipe out illiteracy in the South. Either the United States will destroy ignorance or ignorance will destroy the United States.”
W.E.B. Du Bois, 1905 Niagara movement speech
If your car only has two pedals, it is because of this invention by Richard Spikes
what is the automatic gear shift
Superstition
Stevie Wonder
Straight Outta Compton
Gary Gray
He holds the record for career touchdown receptions
Jerry Rice
"Nothing can stop the power of a committed and determined people to make a difference in our society. Why? Because human beings are the most dynamic link to the divine on this planet."
John Lewis in Across that Bridge: Life Lessons and a Vision for Change
Phillip Downing invented this depository that kept rain and snow out but letters secure
what is the outdoor mailbox
September
Earth, Wind, and Fire
Ride Along
Tim Story
Most consecutive wins in a track event record is held by
Edwin Moses