Jazz Musicians & Leaders of the Harlem Renaissance
Whose nickname was “First Lady of Song” and is well known as one of the greatest singers of all time?
Ella Fitzgerald
Who was the leader of the Civil Rights Movement and is best known for his “I Have a Dream” speech?
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Who invented the Super Soaker water toy?
Lonnie Johnson
Who graduated from Pleasantville High School in 2006 and is a track and field athlete that won the 2016 Olympic Silver Medal for the 100-meter hurdles?
Nia Ali
Who was a dancer and the first person of color to become a worldwide entertainer?
Josephine Baker
Who sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955 when she refused to give up her seat on the bus?
Rosa Parks
Who invented the Super Soaker water toy?
George Crum
Which entrepreneur owns two McDonald’s restaurants in Atlantic City with her husband Anthony Mack?
Rita Mack
Who was a singer during the Harlem Renaissance? Her song “Strange Fruit” was a protest song during the Civil Rights Era.
Billie Holiday
Who was a Civil Rights activist and a United States Congressman who frequently talked about getting into “good trouble”? He was awarded the 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama.
John Lewis
Who invented the modern traffic light?
Garrett Morgan
Who is the founder of the African American Heritage Museum of Southern New Jersey that also shares Black history through a traveling museum?
Ralph Hunter
Who played the trumpet and is most known for the song, “What a Wonderful World”?
Louis Armstrong
Who was an abolitionist, and he was outspoken in his support for women's right to vote?
Frederick Douglass
Who invented the thermostat?
Frederick Jones
Who is a Superior Court judge in Atlantic County for the Family Division that has visited South Main Street School to speak with 4th & 5th graders about her educational experience and career?
Judge Michelle D. Perry Thompson