Black Heros
The first U.S. African-American President
Who is Barack Obama?
This African-American tennis player has won 23 Grand Slam Singles Titles
Who is Serena Williams?
This was the first African-American Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Who was Ralph Bunche?
This woman was involved in the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Who was Rosa Parks?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s wife
Who was Coretta Scott King?
In 1960, four African American college students staged at a sit-in that helped integrate this store's lunch counter
What is WoolWorth's Lunch Counter?
He wrote the famous "I Have a Dream" speech
Who was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
He became the first black Major League Baseball player in 1947
Who was Jackie Robinson?
He was a Muslim minister who promoted Islam within the Black community
Who was Malcolm X?
This artist, singer and clothing designer's stage name is Tyler, the Creator
Who is Tyler Gregory Okonma?
He fought the fight of the century against Joe Frazier.
Who was Muhammad Ali?
He was elected chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1966
Who was Stokely Carmichael?
She was the first African American child to attend an all-white school in Louisiana in 1960
Who was Ruby Bridges?
He wrote "The Souls of Black Folk" after being the first Black man to earn his PHD from Harvard
Who was W.E.B Du Bois?
The founders of the Black Panther Party
Who were Huey P. Newton, Bobby Seale and Elbert Howard?
She was the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress in 1968
Who was Shirley Chisholm?
Author of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
Who was Maya Angelou?
She was the first black woman to get arrested for sitting at the front of the bus
Who was Claudette Colvin?
This organization, abbreviated as the "NAACP," formed in 1909 in efforts to advance justice for the African-American community
What is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People?
This Harvard-educated man started "Black History Week" in 1915
Who was Carter G. Woodson?
This doctor was the first African-American doctor to perform open-heart surgery
Who was Dr. Daniel Hale Williams?
This Bay Area artist is known as "COLORQUEEN"
Who is Cava Menzies?
She was the first Black person to win an Oscar. Hint: it was in 1940
Who was Hattie McDaniel?
This revolutionary, political leader and philanthropist served as the President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.
Who was Nelson Mandela?
31 Black artists are featured at this San Francisco Museum.
What is the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)?