Inventors
The inventor of the modern Light Bulb
Who is Lewis Latimer?
Instrument originated in Africa
What are the drums?
Player for the LA Lakers and arguably the greatest player since Micheal Jordan
Lebron James
She refused to give up her seat on the bus during the civil rights movement
Who is Rosa Parks?
the first woman of African or Asian descent to become vice president
Kamala Harris
Creator of multiple uses of a peanut
Who is George Washington Carver?
Who sung the song "Say It Loud"-I'm Black And I'm Proud.
Who is James Brown?
African American gymnast with 30 medals to her name
Who is Simone Biles?
Minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
First African American talk show host
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
Inventor of African American Hair Products and the 1st self made African American millionaire
Who is Madam C.J. Walker? African American entrepreneur philanthropist and political social activist.
Name all genres of music black people created
What is Jazz, blues, gospel, soul, rock and roll?
First Black Major league Baseball player
Who is Jackie Robinson?
who is the American professional boxer and activist. Known as the greatest.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
What year did slavery end
What is 1865
Inventor of the traffic signal
Who is Garrett Morgan?
His nickname was "The Father of Rock and Roll"
Who is Chuck Berry?
First African American Olympic gymnast to be a all-around champion
Who is Gabby Douglas?
American abolitionist born into slavery escaped and helped thousands of other slaves escape.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
Female Political Activist and educator became known for politically charged murder case in the early 1970's
Who is Angela Davis?
Creator of the first cell phone
Henry Sampson
Regarded as the best-selling artist of the 2000s, with 64 gold and platinum certifications for her albums, digital songs, ringtones, and videos.
Beyonce Knowles
He won 4 gold medals in the 1936 Olympics for Track and field. Adolf Hitler attempted to use the Games as a showcase of the supposed superiority of the Aryan race...completely exposing his flawed theory.
Jessie Owens
First Black President
Who created Black History Month
Carter G. Woodson
The creator of the modern traffic signal
Who is Garret Morgan? Patented the modern traffic signal in 1922
Father of Country music
Who is Jimmie Rogers?
Who was the youngest prizefighter ever to win the heavyweight championship of the world?
Who is Mike Tyson?
American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was popular in the civil rights movement.
Who is Malcom X?
He became the national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York. Famous for his antislavery writings.
Who is Fredrick Douglass?