Famous People
This man is the self-proclaimed "greatest (boxer) of all time", originally named after his father, who was named after the 19th century abolitionist and politician Cassius Marcellus Clay.
Who is Muhammed Ali?
This Supreme Court decision decreed that public schools should be integrated.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This person is considered to the the 'King of Pop'
Who is Michael Jackson?
The person said, "I never run my train off the track and never lost a passenger?"
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This person's refusal to give up their seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomery, AL buses from 1955-1956.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This person is ranked as the second best-selling female artist of the 21st century with record sales of over 37 million dollars.
Who is Beyonce Knowles?
This person was the first African American justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This person is considered to be the 'Fastest Man in the World'
Who is Usain Bolt?
This person said, "The time is always right to do what is right?"
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?
This is the name of the organization founded by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
What is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People?
This person became the first African American female millionaire with her revolutionary black hair products.
Who is Madame CJ Walker?
This Supreme Court case stated that segregation was legal and constitutional as long as "facilities were equal."
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
This person was the star of Black Panther.
Who was Chadwick Boseman?
This person said, "Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise I rise I rise."
Who is Maya Angelou?
This person was known as the Nation of Islam's most effective minister until he broke from the group in 1964 and formed his own group, the Organization of Afro-American Unity.
Who is Malcolm X?
This fourteen-year-old black boy was lynched for whistling at a white woman.
Who was Emmet Till?
This person was the first African American woman to be on the ballot as a candidate for President.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
This person was the first African American actress to win an Academy Award for Best Actress.
Who is Halle Berry?
This famous athlete said "Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong."
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This civil rights leader wanted Blacks to work hard and earn their equality from Whites. He did not believe in pushing for the ending of segregation or equal rights now. He thought Blacks should focus on working hard, saving money & getting a practical education so they would be superior laborers.
Who is Booker T. Washington?
This person made agricultural advancements and inventions pertaining to the use of peanuts and was one of the first African Americans admitted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1990.
Who is George Washington Carver?
This person was elected President of the United States in 2008.
Who is Barack Obama?
This actor played as a Fresh Prince, a Bad Boy, and a Magic Blue Genie.
Who is Will Smith?
This person said, "I don't want a Black History Month. Black history is American history."?
Who is Morgan Freeman?
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This group had a Ten Point Plan and used armed resistance in California.
What is the Black Panther Party?