African American People
As a 6 year old, I entered an all white school
Who is Ruby Bridges
This is the month that African Americans are celebrated
What is February
This is the first African American to play Major League Baseball
Who is Jackie Robinson
Who helped 300 slaves escape through the underground railroad to freedom
Who is Harriet Tubman
She was the first African American self made millionaire and the founder of African American cosmetic (hair) products
Who is Madame CJ Walker
This man adopted non-violent resistance to achieve equal rights for African Americans
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
He was the first African American President of the United States
Who is Barack Obama
This famous African American won 4 medals in the Berlin Olympics
Who is Jesse Owens
One of the earliest inventors of the literary arts called Jazz Poetry
Who is Langston Hughes
This African American was known as the "Plant Doctor", he planted peanuts and sweet potatoes and helped farmers grow crops and cotton
Who is George Washington Carver
She was only 12 when she became the first female African American published author
These are the colors that represent Black History Month
What is red, green, black and yellow
She was ranked #1 in the world in Womens Tennis for 319 weeks
Who is Serena Williams
Who is Miles Alexander
This African American created the show "Roots" which highlights Africans who were brought from African to America to become slaves
Who is Alex Haley
She was the first African American woman in space
Who is Mae C. Jemison
These were the state and local laws that enforced racial segregation
What are the Jim Crow Laws
This African American went to 6 NBA Finals, and has 6 NBA Championships and did 2 different 3 peats
Who is Michael Jordan
She was the first African American woman who invented the home security system
Who is Marie Van Brittan Brown
This African American was one of the founders to the Head Start Program
Who is Dr. Edmund Gordon
He was the first African American Supreme Court Justice
Justice Thurgood Marshall
This is the first female African American Vice President of the United States
Who is Kamala Harris
This African American "recently" made history and broke the NBA Scoring Record
Who is Lebron James
Who created Black History Month
Who is Carter G. Woodson
Who is Booker T. Washington