Entertainment
This actor, playwright, filmmaker and producer has broken box office records time and time again with his gospel-themed films. He is also the first African-American to own a major film studio.
Tyler Perry
He was an American Baptist minister and activist, one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement.
Hint: One of his most famous speeches was titled, "I Have a Dream"
Martin Luther King JR
Philip Downing invented this item that holds contents your postman delivers to your house each day.
The mailbox (1891)
What state was Harriet Tubman born in?
Maryland, in Dorchester County
Who was the first African American President Elected into office?
Barack Obama
This popular singer just won Record of the Year at this year's Grammy Awards.
Lizzo
He was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York, becoming famous for his oratory and incisive antislavery writings.
Frederick Dougass
Garrett Morgan created this important invention that helps drivers know when to stop, slow down, and go.
Traffic light (1922)
During this time there were states in the northern United States where slavery was outlawed. The enslaved in the South would try to escape to the North using the ____________ ____________.
Underground Railroad. This wasn't a real railroad. It was a number of safe homes (called stations) that hid the enslaved as they traveled north. The people that helped enslaved people along the way were called conductors. The enslaved would move from station to station at night, hiding in the woods or sneaking onto trains until they finally reached the north and freedom.
Who was the first African American woman to be elected as Vice President of the USA?
Kamala Harris
This actress recently received an EGOT, meaning she has won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and a Tony!
Viola Davis
She is one 18 people, and the third African-American woman, to win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony! It took her 22 years to win all four awards, winning her first award in 2001 (Tony).
She was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. The United States Congress has honored her as "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom movement".
Rosa Parks
George T. Sampson invented this machine that helps to dry out your laundry after it has been washed.
A dryer (1892)
Harriet Tubman worked in the Civil War as what medical occupation?
Nurse
This is an American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show, broadcast from Chicago, which ran in national syndication for 25 years, from 1986 to 2011.
Oprah Winfrey
This iconic actor and producer who became only the second African-American to win an Academy Award for Best Actor and the first black actor to win two Oscars for acting.
Hint: He was in John Q, Remember the Titans, and the Equalizer just to name a few!
Denzel Washington
He was an American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947.
Jackie Robinson
Richard Spikes invented the automatic gear shift, which made it easier for people to manuever what kind of machinery?
Automobiles (1932)
What season of the year did she work most with the Underground Railroad?
During the winter months, because it was so cold out that a lot of people stayed inside.
This man was a leader in the Nation of Islam and his stance against racial integration. He worked with other civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King, Jr. on ways to peacefully achieve equal rights.
Malcom X
This actress starred as the little girl that captured America's heart as Olivia on The Cosby Show has become an accomplished actress and singer. She also starred in her own Disney sitcom, which had her name in the title of the show!
Raven-Symoné
She is an American former professional tennis player. Considered among the greatest tennis players of all time, she was ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association for 319 weeks, including a joint-record 186 consecutive weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times.
Serena Williams
John Purdy made it easier to set up and clean up seats at an assembly when he modified chairs to do what?
Fold
He invented the folding chair in 1889!
She led nineteen different escapes from the south and helped around how many of the enslaved to escape?
300
Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett was the lead scientist on this team who developed which vaccine to help with COVID-19?
Moderna