Athletes
Fastest woman in track history?
Florence Joyner (Flo Jo)
Who made many items with peanut butter?
George Washington Carver
An American writer and civil rights activist.
James Baldwin
Who was abducted from his home and passed out from smells?
Who sat in the "white only" section on the bus?
Rosa Parks
Fastest man in track history?
Usain Bolt
His most notable inventions were a type of three-way traffic light, and a protective 'smoke hood' notably used in a 1916 tunnel construction disaster rescue.
Garret Morgan
Who wrote many books about slavery?
Frederick Douglass
Who created the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
Who gave the "I Have A Dream" speech?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Who took the tennis world by storm?
Althea Gibson
His inventions included an evaporation air conditioner, an improved process for manufacturing carbon filaments for light bulbs, and an improved toilet system for railroad cars.
Lewis Howard Latimer
An American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri.
Langston Hughes
Who was the first black deputy marshal?
Bass Reeves
Thurgood Marshall
Who was the first American to win a gold medal in long jump?
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Who was the maker of the telescope?
Benjamin Banneker
An American memoir writer, poet, and civil rights activist.
Maya Angelo
Who helped get voting rights in Africa?
Lynda Blackman
An American civil rights activist and leader in the Civil Rights Movement "
James Farmer