Activists
This teacher, from Mayesville South Carolina created a school for girls that later became a college.
Who is Mary McLeod Bethune?
This wonderful gospel singer sang at the March on Washington with Dr. King.
Who is Mahalia Jackson?
This track star was told that she would never walk by doctors, but became one of the fastest women in the world.
Who is Wilma Rudolph?
This man developed a system of blood banking that has saved many lives.
Who is Charles Drew?
This novelist from Lorain, Ohio published her first book, The Bluest Eye when she was 39 years old.
Who is Toni Morrison?
This abolitionist and women's rights activist was born into slavery and freed herself, her children and others after hearing the voice of God telling her to preach the truth.
Who is Sojourner Truth?
This jazz singer was famous for singing in a scat style and for singing songs like "A Tisket A Tasket".
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
This track star was known for her bold fashion and fingernails as much as her athletic ability. She holds the record as "The Fastest Woman of All Time."
Who is Flo Jo?
This brilliant man created a wooden clock that kept perfect time for over 40 years, studied astronomy, created an almanac, and helped design our nation's capitol, Washington D.C.
Who is Benjamin Banneker?
This poet began writing at an early age and was named the class poet for his eighth grade class. He wrote of the life of ordinary Black people and is most famous for his poem, The Negro Speaks of Rivers.
Who is Langston Hughes?
This Civil Rights Activist from Georgia was a pastor, and became known for his non-violent approach to oppression. He is most famous for his "I Have a Dream Speech."
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
This talented, blind singer/song-writer amazed audiences when he was just 12 years old.
Who is Stevie Wonder?
This boxing great stood up for his Black Muslim values when he refused to fight in the Vietnam War.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This scientist and inventor came up with more than 300 ways to use peanuts.
Who is George Washington Carver?
This investigative journalist and activist utilized her writing skills to speak out against lynching, publishing articles about injustice in her church newspaper.
Who is Ida B. Wells?
This woman was put into jail for refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a bus.
Who is Rosa Parks?
Known as The Queen of Soul, this powerhouse vocalist is known for hit songs like "Respect", and ""Natural Woman."
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This woman became the first Black woman to hold a pilot's license.
Who is Bessie Coleman?
This man helped develop the modern traffic signal and created the safety mask that many firemen use to keep from inhaling harmful smoke.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
This writer from Harlem, New York, once threw a glass at the wall in a restaurant because he was so angry about racism.
Who is James Baldwin?
This abolitionist and activist learned to read while being enslaved and later published an abolitionist newspaper called The North Star.
Who is Fredrick Douglass?
This classically-trained pianist became known as the High-Priestess of Soul with songs like "My Baby Just Cares for Me" and "The King of Love is Dead."
Who is Nina Simone?
This ballerina became the first black female principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre. She also
Who is Misty Copeland?
Though it took this Scientist 24 years to get her bachelor's degree from Brown University, she developed Shockwave which was very important for seeing videos and playing games on the internet.
Who is Lisa Gelobter?
This poet was the first published black woman in the American colonies. She was invited to meet George Washington
Who is Phyllis Wheatley?