Civil Rights Leaders
Who was the leader of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Rosa Parks
Who invented the Traffic Light?
Garrett Morgan
Who wrote their eyes were watching God?
Zora Neale Hurston
Who was the first Black woman to win an olympic gold medal?
Johnnie Mae Chappell
Who was the first Black President of the USA?
Barack Obama
Who delivered I have a dream speech?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Who created the first successful blook bank?
Charles Drew
Who was the first Black woman to win a Pulitzer Prize?
Gwendolyn Brooks
Who is known as the greatest in boxing?
Muhammed Ali
Who was the first Black woman to run for president?
Shirley Chisholm
Who co-founded the NAACP?
W.E.B. Du Bois
Who developed the three-signal traffic light?
Garrett Morgan
Who is kown for the Harlem Renaissance?
Langston Hughs
Who was the first black NBA player?
Chuck Cooper
Who was the first African American to serve as Secretary of State?
Colin Powell
Whos was the first Black Woman elected to Congress?
Shirley Chisholm
Who invented the firts home security system?
Marie Van Brittain Brown
Who created the famous painting the Migration Series?
Jacob Lawrence
Who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball?
Jackie Robinson
Who was the first Black mayor of a major U.S. city?
Carl Stokes
Who was a prominent figure in the Black Power Movement?
Stokely Carmichael
Who is known for the invention of the gas mask?
Garrett Morgan
Who was a prominent jazz musician known as Satchmo?
Louis Armstrong
Who was the first Black quarterback to win a Super Bowl?
Doug Williams
Who was a prominent civil rights activist known for her work in education?
Marva Collins