Quotes
“Darkness can not drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
Martin Luther King Jr.
First Black Golf Major Champion.
Tiger Woods
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that racial segregation in public schools violated the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution.
Brown v. Board of Education
The King of Pop
Michael Jackson
Barack Obama becomes the first Black president of the United States.
2008
"I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up."
Rosa Parks
First Black Tennis player to hold all Grand Slam titles.
Serena Williams
The Court ruled that laws banning interracial marriage violate the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Loving v. Virginia
The Queen of Soul
Aretha Franklin
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gives his "I Have a Dream" speech.
1963
“You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.”
Malcolm X
First African-American MLB player.
Jackie Robinson
The Supreme Court ruled that Americans of African descent, whether free or slave, were not American citizens and could not sue in federal court.
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Godfather of Soul
James Brown
Little Rock Central High School becomes the first integrated high school.
1957
“Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated.”
Coretta Scott King
First Black NFL Head Coach.
Art Shell
The Court ruled that enforcement of racially restrictive covenants was a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Shelley v. Kraemer
Queen of Rock 'n' Roll
Tina Turner
NAACP is founded.
1909
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”
Harriet Tubman
First Black Professional Soccer Player.
Arthur Wharton
The Court ruled that it is not unconstitutional for American police to "stop and frisk" a person they reasonably suspect to be armed and involved in a crime.
Terry v. Ohio
The First Lady of Song
Ella Fitzgerald
Harriet Tubman escapes to Philadelphia and helps nearly 300 other enslaved people escape via the Underground Railroad.
1859