Influential Figures
This civil rights leader is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience.
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
The first African American President of the United States, he served two terms from 2009-2017.
Who is Barack Obama?
Known and remembered as the "Queen of Jazz".
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
The first African American woman to win a country music award from Billboard.
Who is Beyonce?
This African American inventor is credited with creating an improved version of the ironing board and a special sleeve board.
Who is Sarah Boone?
She was a key figure in the early civil rights movement and refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama.
Who is Rosa Parks?
In 1963, this historic event took place in Washington, D.C., where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous " I Have a Dream" speech.
What is the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom?
This influential poet and civil rights activist wrote " I Know why the Cages Bird Sings."
Who is Maya Angelou?
She was the first African American woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress.
Who is Halle Berry?
He invented the traffic signal, helping improve road safety.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
This African American scientist's research on peanuts revolutionized agriculture in the Southern United States.
Who is George Washington Carver?
In 1965, civil rights activists led a march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, advocating for the right to vote. What is the name of this historic march?
What is the Selma to Montgomery March?
"Soul Train" was created and hosted by which TV presenter?
Who is Don Cornelius?
She is the most decorated sportsperson in Gymnastics?
Who is Simone Biles?
This African American inventor is credited with creating the modern home security system.
Who is Marie Van Brittan Brown?
Jackie Robinson debuted in the MLB as first base for which team?
Who is The Brooklyn Dodgers?
This event, occurring from 1916 to 1970, was a significant movement of African Americans from the Southern United States to urban areas in the North.
What is the Great Migration?
Known as the "Father of Jazz," this legendary trumpeter and composer was a key figure in the development of jazz in the early 20th century.
Who is Louis Armstrong?
In 2002, she was the first Black Woman to achieve EGOT status. (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony)
Who is Whoopi Goldberg?
Known as the "Black Edison," this African American inventor held over 60 patents, including one for the development of a system that improved communication for trains.
Who is Granville T. Woods?
This African American abolitionist and women's rights activist delivered her famous speech, "Ain't I a Woman?" in 1851.
Who is Sojourner Truth?
This landmark case in 1954 declared states laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This African American author wrote the critically acclaimed novel "Beloved," which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1988.
Who is Toni Morrison?
The first Black Woman to serve as a US Supreme Court Justice.
Who is Ketanji Brown?
This African American inventor and engineer developed the Super Soaker water gun, revolutionizing the water toy industry.
Who is Lonnie Johnson?