Sports
Jamaican sprinter who became the first man ever to set three world records in a single olympic games
What is Usain Bolt?
First black woman to successfully bring a lawsuit against the white man who illegally sold her son into slavery
What is Sojourner Truth
Famous boxer who said "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee"
What is Muhammad Ali
The first African American female millionaire
What is Madame CJ Walker
This athlete is known to be one of the greatest in olympic history and has an award named after him
What is Jesse Owens
This activists family home was burned down by white supremacists
“If you know whence you came, there is really no limit to where you can go.”
First woman inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame.
What is Aretha Franklin
Famous baseball player who was a six year all-star
What is Jackie Robinson?
Refused to give up her seat on the bus to a while man in Montgomery, Alabama
What is Rosa Parks
"I have a dream" speech
Martin Luther King Jr
The second poet to ever to read a poem during the presidential inauguration
What is Maya Angelou
First black gymnast to win individual all-around championship
What is Gabby Douglas?
Assassinated standing on the balcony of his hotel room
What is Martin Luther King jr
"For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others."
What is Nelson Mandela
Conductor of the underground railroad and freed hundreds of African Americans from slavery
What is Harriet Tubman
First black coach of the NBA
What is Bill Russel?
Started the black lives matter movement in 2013
Erica Garner
"If there is no struggle, there is no progress"
What is Frederick Douglass
First black woman to compete at Wimbledon