Activists & Abolitionists
This Black woman is famously known for not giving up her seat on the bus.
Who is Rosa Parks?
Tennis player with the mot Grand Slam wins in the Open Era.
Who is Serena Williams?
First black woman to own and produce her own TV Show.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
First African American woman is space?
Who is Dr. Mae Jemison?
Author of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings."
Who is Maya Angelou?
This African American man was elected as the president of South Africa in 1994.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
NBA player will the most championships wins?
Who is Bill Rusell?
Artist of "Purple Rain."
Who is Prince?
This African American woman was a NASA mathematician during the Friendship 7 mission.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
Author of "The Color Purple."
Who is Alice Walker?
This black woman is famously known for her "Ain't I a Woman" Speech
Who is Sourjurner Truth?
Who is Jackie Robinson?
Artist of "What a Wonderful World."
Who is Louis Armstrong?
First African American physician in the US.
Who is Rebecca Lee Crumpler?
Author of "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
Who is Zora Neale Hurston?
First black student to attend an all white school in New Orleans.
Who is Ruby Bridges?
First American woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympics.
Who is Wilma Rudolph?
First Black woman is history to have a leading role on a prime time television show.
Who is Nichelle Nichols?
This African American woman developed the leading treatment for leprosy between 1915 and 1940.
Who is Alice Bell?
Author of "The Weary Blues."
Who is Langston Hughes?
This African American man worked with Dr. King to organize the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
Who is John Lewis?
First African American to win a championship in cycling?
Who is Marshall "Major" Taylor?
This African American man became the director & lead choreographer of the Lester Horton Dance Theater at age 22.
What is Alvin Ailey?
This Black man was the creator of the "League of Coulored Peoples (LCP)."
Who is Harold Moody?
Author of "Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral."
Who is Phillis Wheatley