Activists
This person was heavily involved in the NAACP during the Civil Rights era and is best known as refusing to give up their seat on a Montgomery Bus for a white person
Rosa Parks
This woman is has won 14 Grand Slam double titles with her sister - the pair currently being undefeated in Grand Slam double finals. She has also won 4 Olympic gold medals.
Serena Williams
Creator of the Thermostat
Frederick Jones
This war was fought initially to preserve the union of the Northern and Southern states and State's rights (to own slaves). Later on, a new goal was to free all enslaved people.
The Civil War
This man had a dream and tirelessly united people under nonviolent protest for racial (and economic) equality.
Martin Luther King
Jackie Robinson
Creator of Potato Chips (yum!)
George Crum (1853)
This is a period in a famous neighborhood of New York famous for the turning point of black cultural history as writers and artists controlled over the representation of black culture and experience (i.e. literature, dance, music, art, etc.)
Harlem Renaissance
During the era of slavery, this woman organized the escape of imprisoned people through the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
This heavyweight boxer, who won an Olympic gold medal, famously refused to serve in the Vietnam War - forcing him to give up his profession in his prime.
Muhammad Ali
Creator of Carbon-filament Light Bulbs and the Electric Lamp
Lewis Lattimer (1868)
Due to this pinnacle supreme court case, it was declared that racial segregation in schooling is unconstitutional. This is the first step to bringing together white and black children into the same schools.
Brown vs. Board of Education (1954)
This Fulbright scholar is an advocate for prison abolition and is a co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Patrisse Cullors
This American gymnast has won a total of 30 Olympic and World Championship medals, and is seen as the most decorated American gymnast. She also led the U.S Olympic womens' team to victory at 2016 Summer Games.
Simone Biles
Co-creator of the Home Security System
Mary Van Brittan Brown (1966)
In the late 60s and early 70s, due to increasing anger and frustration over inequality led to the rise of this movement. A result of this period was the creation of the Black Panther Movement.
Rise of Black Power
This climate change activist is the daughter of famed congresswoman Ilhan Omar, the co-executive director of the US Youth Climate Strike and is only sixteen years old.
Isra Hirsi
This famous basketball player nicknamed "The Black Mamba" spent his professional career playing for the Los Angeles Lakers, and won 5 championships and 2 Olympic gold medals for men's basketball.
Kobe Bryant
Creator of the Super Soaker Gun!
Lonnie G Johnson
This was a network of secret routes and safe houses established in the US during the early to mid 19th century. It allowed for enslaved African-Americans to escape to freedom.
The Underground Railroad