Civil Rights Movement Icons
Name the pioneer and wife of the civil rights movement.
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. & Coretta Scott King.
This agricultural scientist developed over 300 products from peanuts, including dyes and plastics, to combat soil depletion in the South.
Who is George Washington Carver?
Known as the “Queen of Soul,” this singer’s 1967 hit Respect became an anthem for civil rights and feminism.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
She became the first Black woman to host her own nationally syndicated talk show in 1986, revolutionizing daytime television.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
This civil rights leader’s 1965 speech How Long, Not Long reassured marchers in Selma, Alabama, that justice would prevail.
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr?
The historical murder in Mississippi in 1955 where a white woman accused a little black boy of whistling at her.
Who is Emmett Till?
The NASA engineer invented the Super Soaker water gun, one of the top-selling toys of all time.
Who is Lonnie G. Johnson?
Known as “Godfather of Soul”.
Who is James Brown?
The record label, founded by Berry Gordy in 1959, became the largest Black-owned business in the U.S. They signed groups like The Jackson 5.
What is Motown Records?
This activist declared, “If there is no struggle, there is no progress,” in his 1857 speech on abolition and self-determination.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
Who is the first African American Justice appointed to the supreme court that helped advocate for black people during the civil rights movement?
Who is Justice Thurgood Marshal?
This self made millionaire invented a cream to help hair grow back.
Who is Madam C. J. Walker?
This singer-songwriter’s 1961 "A change in gonna come" hit record became the anthem of the civil rights movement?
Who is Sam cooke?
This comedian and actor created and produced a show, inspired by his childhood.
Who is Chris Rock? (Everybody Hates Chris)
Someone once said, " CHANGE will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek."
Who is Barack Obama?
What movement did the actions of Rosa Parks ignite?
What is The Montgomery Bus Boycott?
This person developed the first artificial heart.
Who is Mae Jemison?
Who is the female gospel singer that encouraged Dr. Martin Luther King to tell the I Have a dream speech?
Who is Mahalia Jackson?
The Black-owned most watched tv network to date.
What is BET (Black entertainment television)
Someone said, "A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything."
Who is Malcolm X?
The first Black student to integrate schools in the south?
Who is Ruby Bridges?
After accidently slicing potatoes too thin, he created the potato chip.
Who is George Crum?
This rapper holds the record for the most number one albums on the Billboard 200 chart.
Who is Jay-Z?
She became the first Black woman to win an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
Who is Viola Davis? How to Get Away with Murder)
Who said, “When someone shows you who they are, believe them.”
Who is Maya Angelou?