Civil Rights
This woman refused to give up on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama
Who is Rosa Parks?
First African American President of the United States
Who is Barack Obama?
The first African American to play in Major League Baseball
Who is Jackie Robinson?
The African American musician known as the "King of Jazz"
Who is Louis Armstrong?
Historian who created Black History Month
Who is Carter Woodson?
The Youngest African American to win a Nobel Prize marched on Washington and had a dream.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
The first African American to be appointed as a Supreme Court justice in the United States
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
First American to win 4 gold medals in the Olympic Games
Who is Jessie Owens?
The African American poet and activist who wrote the poem "Still I Rise," empowering African Americans to overcome adversity.
Who is Maya Angelou?
On Nov. 14, 1960, Ruby Bridges made history as the first African American student to attend William Frantz Elementary School in this state.
What is Louisiana?
A major piece of legislation aimed to overcome barriers to African American voting rights in the United States.
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
Harriet Tubman famously created this network to help free over 300 slaves.
What is the Underground Railroad?
This all Black Basketball team was the first to win an NCAA Championship in 1966.
Who is Texas Western?
African American musical genre that emerged in the early 20th century, combining elements of African and European music traditions
What is Blues?
This comedian and skit writer became the first African American to win the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for his 2017 horror film.
Who is Jordan Peele
Landmark Supreme Court case in 1954 declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional
What is the Brown v. Board of Education?
These laws created a system of legal segregation
What are the Jim Crow Laws?
First African American to play in the Masters
Who is Lee Elder?
The First African American woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress
Who is Halle Berry?
Though not widely known, the world wouldn't have these tracking systems if not for the work of mathematician Dr. Gladys West.
What is GPS?
The African American woman who famously refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, before Rosa Parks
Who is Claudette Colvin?
These Colors Represent Black History Month.
What are Red, Yellow, Black, and Green?
The first Black tennis player at the U.S. Open who also competed in the LPGA.
Who is Althea Gibson?
The only artist in GRAMMY history to win Album Of The Year with three consecutive studio albums
Who is Stevie Wonder?
John Legend became the first African American male to win the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award, but not the first African American. That was this woman in 2002.
Who is Whoopi Goldberg?