Inventors and Creator
This inventor, professor and author published the book "How to Grow the Peanut and 105 Ways of Preparing it For Human Consumption" in 1916
Who is George Washington Carver
First African American Major League Baseball Player
Who is Jackie Robinson
Which civil rights activist gave the famous speech beginning "I have a dream..."
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King helped establish this organization in Atlanta George, abbreviated SCLC
Who is the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
She was the first African American Olympian to win the All Around Title in gymnastics.
Who is Gabby Douglas?
This inventor and businessman created three position traffic signal and a predecessor to the gas mask
Who is Garrett Morgan
First African American Justice of the Supreme Court
Who is Thurgood Marshall
This president said, "We did not come to fear the future. We came here to shape it."
Who is Barack Obama?
This famous institution opened in Alabama with Booker T. Washington as it's first principal
What is Tuskegee University
He is one of the most famous basketball players of all time who played a key role in a billion dollar sneaker company. He is also principal owner of the Charlotte Hornets!
Who is Michael Jordan?
Who is Alexander Miles
First African American to win the Academy Award for Best Actress
Who is Halle Berry
This first lady said "History has shown us that courage can be contagious, and hope can take on a life of its own"
Who is Michelle Obama?
Who is Alpha Phi Alpha
He was the first Black Major League Baseball player.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This historian founded an annual holiday in February because it coincided with the birthday of Abraham Lincoln
Who is Carter G. Woodson
This principal dancer for the American Ballet was the first African American to hold the position
Who is Misty Copeland
In his book "The Souls of Black Folk" this Harvard Alumn, NAACP founder and author wrote "The problem of the 20th century is the problem of the color-line"
Who is W.E.B Du Bois
What is the Negro League
This famous black professional golfer won the most major golf tournaments of all time.
Who is Tiger Woods?
This chef invented a popular treat after a customer sent back an order of fries that he promptly returned sliced as thinly as possibly and refried
This historian and founder of the NAACP was also the first African American to earn a doctorate
Who is W.E.B Du Bois
This famous black activist, known for refusing to give up her seat on the bus said, "Knowing what must be done does away with fear."
Who is Rosa Parks?
After breaking with the Nation of Islam, Malcom X helped start this group in 1964, to help reconnect African Americans with their African Ancestry
What is the Organization of Afro-American Unity
This famous Lakers basketball player, who passed away in 2020, had both his jersey numbers 8 and 24 retired when he retired in 2016. He is also known for making his "Dear Basketball" poem.
Who is Kobe Bryant?