Sports
Who was the first Black person to play in the NBA?
Earl Lloyd
Which scientist found many different uses for peanuts?
George Washington Carver
Who was a anti-slavery activist who also taught himself to read?
Frederick Douglass
Who was an essayist and poet?
Maya Angelou
Who walked with MLK Jr. and later became a congressman of the United States
Who was the first female self-made millionaire?
Madam C.J. Walker
Who became president of South Africa after being imprisoned for years?
Nelson Mandela
Who was known as a director, actor and author?
Ossie Davis
Harriet Tubman
Which football player currently plays for the Falcons?
Bijan Robinson
Who was known as the fastest woman alive?
Wilma Rudolph
Who was enslaved and wrote poetry as an activist?
Phyllis Wheatley
Who is an author mostly known for writing Black history and children's books?
Jacqueline Woodson
Who was the first Black woman as First Lady of the U.S.?
Michelle Obama
Who was the first Black woman to win an olympic medal?
Who was the first Black woman to fly a plane?
In which city did 9 Black students integrate into an all white school?
Little Rock, Arkansas
Which famous singer is known for the song "R-E-S-P-E-C-T?
Aretha Franklin
Who was the first Black woman to be a lawyer in New York?
Eunice Carter
Which basketball player played for the Bulls and was number 23?
Michael Jordan
Who steered a boat, gaining his own freedom and that of others?
Robert Smalls
What was the name of the famous court case about integegration? ____ vs. Board of Education?
Brown
Who became the first Black singer on stage?
Sisitera Jones
Who was the first Black supreme court justice?
Thurgood Marshall