Civil Rights
This Alabama man was the most recognized leader of the civil rights movement in the United States during the 1950's and 1960's, and won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize for leading nonviolent civil rights demonstrations.
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.?
This Illinois State Senator was the first African American to hold the title of "POTUS" (President Of The United States).
Who is Barack Obama?
This African American agricultural scientist developed over 300 uses of the peanut, including flour, soap, shampoo, and shaving cream.
Who is George Washington Carver?
Who was the first African American golf champion to tour on the Professional Golf Association (PGA) circuit?
Who is Tiger Woods?
In 1964, he was the first Black man to win an Oscar for Best Actor.
Who is Sidney Poitier?
Who is Rosa L. Parks?
This attorney is the first African/Asian American to be the Vice President of the United States.
Who is Kamala Harris?
This entrepreneur, philanthropist, and activist was the first reported female self-made millionaire in America. She is most known for her invention of the hot comb and the world's first hair straightening product.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
This African American tennis player is a twenty-three-time Grand Slam title winner and has a sister who is a seven-time Grand Slam title winner.
Who is Serena Williams?
This professional boxer, activist, entertainer, poet and philanthropist, nicknamed "The Greatest" is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of the 20th century, and is frequently ranked as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time.
Who is Muhammad Ali? (Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr.)
This Omaha man was known as the Nation of Islam's most effective minister until he broke from the group in 1964 and formed his own group, the Organization of Afro-American Unity.
Who is Malcolm X?
In 2001, This U.S. Army Officer served as the first African American Secretary of State.
Who is Collin Powell?
This Kentucky born African American male invented the three-signal traffic light and the gas mask.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
This Brooklyn Dodger was the first African American to play Major League Baseball.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This sociologist, socialist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer and editor was the first African-American to earn a degree from Harvard University.
Who is W.E.B. DuBois?
This organization was formed in 1909 as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans by a group including W.E.B. Du Bois, Mary White Ovington, Moorfield Storey, and Ida B. Wells.
What is the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)?
In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that racial segregation in public schools violated the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, leading to the integration of public schools.
What is Brown vs. Board of Education?
This African American Cincinnati man is best known for inventing the first automatic refrigeration system for trucks.
Who is Frederick McKinley Jones?
This Tennessean was an American sprinter, who became a world-record-holding Olympic champion and international sports icon in track and field after surviving polio and scarlet fever in her younger years.
Who is Wilma Rudolph?
This Alabama man invented the Super Soaker water gun in 1990, acquiring over $200 Million in sales by 1991. He also designed the modern-day Nerf Gun.
Who is Lonnie Johnson?
This was the year that The Voting Rights Act was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson, which aimed to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote as guaranteed under the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
What is 1965?
In 1968, this New Yorker was not only the first African American woman in Congress, but also the first African American female to be an official presidential candidate.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
This African American surgeon and medical researcher found a way to preserve and store blood, leading to the world's first blood bank.
Who is Charles Richard Drew?
The 4-foot, 8-inch female is the most decorated American gymnast in history, with 32 medals (19 of them gold) from the World Championship and seven medals (four gold) from the Olympics. She is also the first American woman to win seven national all-around titles and first female gymnast to earn three consecutive World All-Around titles.
This New York nurse and innovator created the first home security system. She is also credited with the invention of the first closed circuit television.
Who is Mary Van Brittan Brown?