Sports
This African American was an American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This African-American was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement.
Who is Dr Martin Luther King Jr?
This African-American became the first black president of the United States.
Who is Barack Obama?
American abolitionist and political activist Known as the leader of the Underground Railroad
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This African-american man developed peanut butter and 400 plant products
Who is George Washington Carver?
This man is an American former professional basketball player. He played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association for the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards. *hint:Shoes*
Who is Michael Jordan?
This woman was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Often called her "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom movement".
Who is Rosa Parks?
This man was the first African-American supreme court justice.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This African-American abolitionist after escaping from slavery in Maryland, gained notice for his antislavery writings.
Who is Frederick Douglas?
This man was an American professional boxer, activist, and philanthropist.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This woman was the first African-American child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana.
Who is Ruby Bridges?
This icon was an American singer, songwriter and dancer. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is also regarded as one of the greatest entertainers of all time.
Who Michael Jackson ?
The American war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865 ultimately ending in slaves being free.
What is the Civil War?
These laws were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States.
What are Jim Crow Laws?
American media executive, actress, talk show host, television producer and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show.
*The O----- W------ Show*
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
In 1863, this president issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed slaves held in the Confederate States
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This African-American surgeon pioneered methods of storing blood plasma for transfusion?
Who is Charles Drew?
This woman set the world record for the 100 and 200 meter dash at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea. What was her nick-name or nickname?
Who is Florence Joyner ; Flo-Jo
This bombing was an act of white supremacist terrorism which occurred at the African American 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, that took the lives of 4 young girls.
What is the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing ?
Colin Rand Kaepernick is an American activist and former American football quarterback in the National Football League. He last played for the San Francisco 49ers in 2016. .
*hint: Pledge of allegiance; Take a knee ; I stand with ___*
Who is Colin Kaepernick ?
Also known as “Freedom Hill”, Princeville is located in this state
What is North Carolina?