Figures and Events
I became the 44th president of the United States.
Barack Obama
This person was given the name "Black Moses". Hint: She may have been a spy for the Union Army.
Harriet Tubman
Said: "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that."
Martin Luther King Jr
This athlete broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball.
Jackie Robinson
With 39 major titles, this female tennis player is considered one of the greatest of all time.
Serena Williams
MLK's "I have a Dream" speech was delivered on the steps of this location.
Lincoln memorial in Washington DC
The first professional basketball player to create a public elementary school.
Lebron James
First Black President of South Africa?
Nelson Mandela
Known as the "Fastest Man in the World."
Usain Bolt
This famous Sixer is the only NBA player to score 100 points in a single game.
Wilt Chamberlain
She wrote the best selling memoir " I know why the caged bird sings"
Maya Angelou
This former White House resident initiated the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, which changed nutrition standards for the National School Lunch Program.
Michelle Obama
Who invented peanut butter?
George Washington Carver
As a child, this person integrated an all-white school in the south.
Ruby Bridges
Who was the First African American woman in Forbes magazine's world's richest people list?
Oprah Winfrey
I was honored twice with the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor. I was also arrested twice trying to bring change in to country.
Rosa Parks
Had predicted that he would be more important in death than in life. Assassinated in 1965.
Malcolm X
Which athlete won gold medals in track at the 1936 Berlin Olympics?
Jesse Owens
This was the first year in which Black History Month was celebrated.
1976
#42 played for this Professional Baseball Team.
Brooklyn Dodgers
Brother of the 35th president, this Attorney General committed to helping African Americans win the right to vote, attend integrated schools and use public accommodations.
Robert Francis Kennedy
This woman born into poverty created a hair product and died a millionaire.
Madame C J Walker
Who is known as the founder of Black History Month?
Carter G. Woodson
This actress joined the British royal family in 2018.
Meghan Markle
Wilma Rudolf, and accomplished Olympic athlete, had to overcome what debilitating disease?
Polio