Civil Rights Leaders
"I Have a Dream"
Martin Luther King Jr.
This Baseball player's number was 42
Jackie Robinson
This singer is best known for her song Strange Fruit
Billie Holiday
This Actor played Killmonger in Black Panther, not to be confused with the famous basketball player
Michael B. Jordan
This woman is famous for playing lt. Uhura in Star Trek
Nichelle Nicols
This man was the first African American to be a Supreme Court Justice
Thurgood Marshall
This Boxer used to float like a butterfly and sting like a bee
Muhammad Ali
Famous for his shredding on the guitar and for a amazing cover of "All Along the Watchtower"
Jimi Hendrix
He was the first African American Man to be given the Oscar for Best Actor
Sidney Poitier
This athlete was number 24 and 8
Kobe Bryant
One of the best speakers of his time, this man was born a slave but fought against slavery throughout the United States for his entire life. He was also one of the first names we learned this month
Frederick Douglas
This woman started playing tennis when she was 4 years old
Serena Williams
We watched this rapper and songwriter dance around in a garbage bag
Missy Elliot
She was the first African American to be awarded an Oscar
Hattie McDaniel
She is the first woman, first African American, and first Asian American woman to be Vice President
Kamala Harris
This man was a Muslim minister who was friends with Muhammad Ali and MLK. He was a human rights activist with a letter for his last name
Malcolm X
This track and field star played for The Ohio State University and won four Olympic gold medals
Jesse Owens
This woman took a different name before she began to sing and play piano outside her church. She was also friends with Malcolm X
Nina Simone
He played Jackie Robinson in the movie "42" as well as playing a very important African King
Chadwick Bossman
DAILY DOUBLE!
Give me your favorite person you learned about and your favorite fact about them!
Good Job
Give it your best guess, what is civil rights and why is it important?
Good Job
This woman played for the University of Tenn. and the Los Angeles Sparks
Candace Parker
This man was one of the best Jazz Musicians of all time, his album "Kind of Blue" is an important work in Jazz history.
Miles Davis
Director of Boyz in the Hood! Hint: he did not have a SINGLE doubt about talking about the TOWN he came from
John Singleton
This famous artist learned to Draw when he was 80 years old
Bill Traylor