Black History Famous People
An African American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a popular figure during the civil rights movement. Muslim name el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz.
Who was Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little)?
He invented the traffic light, gas mask, and many other things.
Who was Garrett Morgan
This group of brothers founded a music group during the 1960s. They sang ABC and I Want You Back.
Who is the Jackson 5?
He was the first black male to win a NCAA tennis Championship, the first to win a Grand Slam Title, and the first to represent the US in the Davis Cup.
Who is Arthur Ashe
This person became the first African American president.
Who is Barack Obama?
This famous person helped start the Montgomery bus boycott.
Who was Rosa Parks?
_______ became the first African American mathematician and astronmer.
Who was Benjamin Banneker?
A holiday celebrated on June 19 to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people in the US
What is Juneteenth
Widely considered one of the greatest athletes who ever lived, Forbes estimates his worth to be $2.1 billion, making him the first-ever billion-dollar athlete
Who is Michael Jordan
She is the first black Woman to become Vice President of the United States.
Who is Kamala Harris?
This famous person was an African American Muslim and civil rights activist known for his radical ideology
Who was Malcolm X?
This self made millionaire invented a cream to help hair grow back.
Who is Madam C. J. Walker
This is an annual celebration of African-American culture that is held from December 26 to January 1.
What is Kwanzaa?
A track-and-field athlete who set a world record in the long jump at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin
Who is Jesse Owens
Was the nation’s first African American secretary of state, serving from 2001 to 2004
Who is Colin Powell
An African American journalist who led an antilynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s. Her residence is located on Chicago's South Side where her and her husband resided from 1919-1929
Who is Ida B. Wells
After accidently slicing potatoes too thin, he created the potato chip.
Who is George Crum
_________ was a famous African American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist, known for her autobiography titled I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
Who was Maya Angelou?
After achieving 11 NBA championships in just 13 years, in 1966, he became the first African American head coach in the NBA
Who is Bill Russell
This person was the first African American to become the Supreme Court Justice in 1967 until 1991.
Who was Thurgood Marshall?
African-American revolutionary who co-founded the Black Panther Party
This inventor has made contributions to the world of nuclear and mechanical engineering but his most widely known inventions among consumers are the Super Soaker and Nerf Gun
Who is Lonnie Johnson
This Pop singer made the record for winning the most number of Grammy awards in one night when he received eight Grammys in 1984
Who is Michael Jackson
Winner of 23 Grand Slam tournament singles titles, most of any man or woman in the Open Era
She became the first Black woman elected to Congress and is credited for breaking the "glass ceiling" for African American women is politics
Who is Shirley Chisholm