Civil Rights Leaders
This man gave the famous “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
He was known as the “King of Pop.”
Who is Michael Jackson?
He broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
He invented the traffic light and the gas mask.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
Put these Civil Rights events in order (earliest to most recent):
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat
Martin Luther King Jr. gives the “I Have a Dream” speech
The Civil Rights Act is passed
Rosa Parks (1955) → “I Have a Dream” speech (1963) → Civil Rights Act (1964)
She helped hundreds of enslaved people escape through the Underground Railroad.
who is Harriet Tubman?
She sang “Respect” and was known as the Queen of Soul.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This Canadian sprinter won Olympic gold in 1996 and 2000
Who is Donovan Bailey?
This woman helped NASA send astronauts to space and was featured in the movie Hidden Figures.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
Put these events in order: (earliest to most recent):
Jackie Robinson joins Major League Baseball
Jesse Owens wins Olympic gold in Berlin
Willie O’Ree plays in the NHL
Jesse Owens (1936) → Jackie Robinson (1947) → Willie O’Ree (1958)
He was a powerful speaker and leader of the Nation of Islam.
Who is Malcolm X?
This jazz musician was famous for playing the trumpet and singing “What a Wonderful World.”
Who is Louis Armstrong?
He played in the NBA and is often called one of the greatest basketball players of all time, wearing #23 for the Chicago Bulls.
Who is Michael Jordan?
This woman developed technology used to improve touch-tone telephones and caller ID.
Who is Dr. Shirley Jackson?
Put these important milestones in order:
Harriet Tubman helps enslaved people escape
The Emancipation Proclamation is issued
Barack Obama becomes U.S. President
Harriet Tubman & Underground Railroad (1850s) → Emancipation Proclamation (1863) → Barack Obama elected (2008)
This woman refused to move from a “whites-only” section of a movie theater nine months before Rosa Parks did the same on a bus.
Who is Claudette Colvin?
She was the first Black woman to win an Academy Award (for Gone with the Wind).
Who is Hattie McDaniel?
This athlete won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Who is Jesse Owens?
She became the first Black woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court in 2022.
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?
Put these events in order:
The March on Washington
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Voting Rights Act is signed
Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955–56) → March on Washington (1963) → Voting Rights Act (1965)
This group of students peacefully protested segregated lunch counters in 1960.
Who were the Greensboro Four?
This singer made history in 1992 by becoming the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This hockey player was the first Black player in the NHL.
Who is Willie O’Ree?
This woman invented a hair-care line and became one of the first self-made female millionaires in America.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
Put these women’s achievements in order:
Althea Gibson wins a Grand Slam title
Serena Williams wins her first Grand Slam title
Kamala Harris becomes Vice President
Althea Gibson (1956) → Serena Williams (1999) → Kamala Harris (2021)