Sports/Athletes
What sport did Jesse Owens do?
Track/running
What did George Washington Carver invent?
He invented a lot of products using peaunts
What is the oldest celebration commemorating the end of slavery called?
Juneteenth
First Black female Supreme Court Justice
Ketanji Brown Jackson
Who was the first African-American major league baseball player?
Jackie Robinson
Who invented the light bulb?
Lewis Latimer
Who was the abolitionist who freed himself from slavery to become a leader for civil rights and be nominated for Vice Presidet?
Fredrick Douglass
Who was best know for writing on race, feminism, and class
Bell hooks
What sport did Jack Johnson play?
He was the first African-American boxer to become a heavyweight champion.
What did Lonnie Johnson invent?
The super soaker
Who was the first African-American person to serve as a U.S Supreme Court Justice?
Thurgood Marshall
Who was the first African-American female millionaire?
Madame C. J. Walker
Who is the NFL's first African-American head coach?
Art Shell
What did George T.Sampson invent?
Clothes dryer.
Who created Black History Month?
Carter G. Woodson
Who was the first African-American to win an Academy Award (Oscar) for Best supporting Actress
Hattie McDaniel
What was the first African-American newspaper called? (1827)
Freedom's Journal
What did Garrett Morgan invent?
The traffic signal
What year was the NAACP founded?
1909
What is Shirley Chisholm known for?
She was the first African-American women to be elected to Congress.
What is the hymn "Lift Every Voice and Sing" know as?
It is known as the Black National Anthem. It was first written as a poem by James Weldon then became the NAACP official song.