Famous Women
Famous Quotes
Civil Rights Movement
Famous African Americans
African American Firsts
100
As the first lady of the United States, she served as a role model for women and worked as an advocate for poverty awareness, education, nutrition, physical activity, and healthy eating.
Who is Michelle Obama?
100
"I have a dream..."
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
100
Civil Rights Activist and Minister who was born Malcolm Little.
Who is Malcolm X?
100
I taught myself and others how to read.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
100
The first African-American elected President of the United States
Who is Barack Obama?
200
I was born Isabella Bomfree, a slave in Dutch-speaking Ulster County, New York in 1797.
Sojourner Truth.
200
This famous boxer once said, "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.”
Who is Muhammad Ali?
200
November 14, 1960: Six-year-old _____ is escorted by four armed federal marshalls as she becomes the first student to integrate William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans.
Who is Ruby Bridges?
200
In 1916, I published a research bulletin, “How to Grow the Peanut and 105 Ways of Preparing it For Human Consumption.” This bulletin includes several interesting ways to use peanuts like shampoo, mayonnaise, paints and coffee.
Who is George Washington Carver?
200
The first African-American of the modern era to become a Major League Baseball player, ending 60 years of segregated Negro Leagues.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
300
______ is credited for popularizing the intimate, confessional form of talk show, which has since become common across cable networks.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
300
"People always say that I didn’t give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn’t true. I was not tired physically, or no more tired than I usually was at the end of a working day. I was not old, although some people have an image of me as being old then. I was forty-two. No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in."
Who is Rosa Parks?
300
August 28, 1963: the March on Washington. It was organized and attended by civil rights leaders including _____
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
300
In 1996, I was the youngest player in NBA history at that time, at 18 years, 2 months and 11 days.
Who is Kobe Bryant?
300
The first African-American woman millionaire.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
400
Who is Diana Ross?
400
“If I could have convinced more slaves that they were slaves, I could have freed thousands more.”
Who is Harriet Tubman?
400
The bus boycotts started in this state.
What is Alabama?
400
I was the 1st President of South Africa.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
400
The first African-American to be named year-end world champion by the International Tennis Federation.
Who is Serena Williams?
500
_____ was a civil rights activist, poet and award-winning author known for her acclaimed 1969 memoir, 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings', and her numerous poetry and essay collections.
Who is Maya Angelou?
500
I been scarred and battered.
My hopes the wind done scattered.
Snow has friz me,
Sun has baked me,
Looks like between 'em they done
Tried to make me
Stop laughin', stop lovin', stop livin'--
But I don't care!
I'm still here!
Langston Hughes
500
The Civil Rights Act (1964) outlawed _____ in schools, public places or jobs.
What is segregation?
500
The co-founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Who is W.E.B DuBois?
500
The first African-American jazz musician featured in a Hollywood movie.
Who is Louis Armstrong?