Black Heroes
This Famous King of Pop won over a dozen Grammys famous for famous songs like Thriller, Black or White and Bad
Who is Michael Joseph Jackson Aug 29 1958- June 25 2009
Two voting acts name either one of them made in 1964 and 1965 that boosted civil rights in America
What are the Civil rights Act July 2,1964 and the Voting Rights Act August 6, 1965
Nicknamed "Box" after his wife and child were sold he escaped his captivity by putting himself in a box and mailing himself to an abolitionist cause creating a trend where people escaped by mailing themselves later moved to England because of the fugitive slave act in 1853 and became a magician
Who is Henry "Box" Brown c. 1815 – June 15, 1897
Black Congressman that drove the U.S planter,a confederate ship and sabotaged it. escaped and brought him and his family across by tricking the people in charge of it at 3:00 am turned it in to the union. Later convinced Lincoln to let African Americans fight in the war. Later became congress man and got rich
Who is Robert Smalls April 5, 1839 – February 23, 1915
DAILY DOUBLE the First Black self-made millionaire in America by using cosmetics companies or A very famous Trumpet Player in the early 1900s and known as the King Of Jazz and Satchmo since you had the gall or stupidity to ignore my warning you either get 1000 or get minus 500
Who are Madam CJ Walker December 23, 1867 – May 25, 1919 Louis Armstrong August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971
Who rescued 70 slaves from plantations using the underground rail road and said "I never lost a passenger"
Harriet Tubman also known as Araminta Ross
c.March 1822- Mar 10 1913
A walk in 1963 that boosted morale for Civil Rights happening at the capital of the country which had many speakers including Dr. King where he made his I have a Dream Speech
What is The March On Washington August 28, 1963
Arguably, George Crumb made a popular invention that's still used today and enjoyed by millions of people influenced by annoying customer who wanted his potato's thinner he invented this
What are Potato Chips
The famous 16th president who freed the slaves in the 1860s and was the unions leader of the civil war later killed by John Wilkes Booth known for being the face of a certain discontinued coin
Who is Abraham Lincoln Feb 12 1809- April 15 1865
This Dr was the most influential person in all of civil rights even has a day named after him
Who is Martin Luther King Jr (Born Michael King Jr.) Jan 15, 1929- April 4, 1968
Who is known as the father of civil rights and is the most photographed American in the 1800s
Who is Fredrick Douglass c.Februrary 1818- Feb 20 1895
A war from 1860 to 1865 A battle against the union and the confederacy that freed the slaves and prevented the south side to separate from the north and we stay 1 full country led by Abe Lincoln for the Union and Robert E. Lee for the confederate
What is Civil War April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865
Arguably The First Person to go the north pole assisted Robert Peary the "leader" of the group but he led the group of Innuits and when Peary got ill, he led the expedition and Peary took all the credit, and they believed him because he was white
Who is Matthew Henson August 8, 1866 – March 9, 1955
A famous president the 35th who helped the civil rights cause let the country through the cold war and invented the peace corps
Who is John Fitzgerald Kennedy May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963
Famous female poets known for many poems such as Why the caged bird sing great advocator for civil rights
Who is Maya Angelou April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014
A black scientist who discovered uses for the peanut, sweet potato and green beans especially the peanut making over 500 uses NOT PEANUT BUTTER ( that was made by some Canadian dude )
Who is George Washington Carver C. Jan 1 1864- Jan 5 1943
This Court Case made after the bravery of 6 year old Ruby Bridges, A girl who was smart enough to get into an all white school and was led to school by Court Marshals because of persecution, allowed blacks, coloreds, and mixed, go to any school they like and also increased funding to the former "colored" schools
What is Brown v. Board Of Education
Argued December 9, 1952
Reargued December 8, 1953
Decided May 17, 1954
Sparked the civil rights movement (specifically Montgomery Bus Boycott) in 1955 Dec 1st by refusing to give up her seat known as the Mother of Civil Rights
Who is Rosa Parks Feb 4 1913- Oct 24 2005
The 36th President former Vice President who passed the civil rights act and the voting rights act who took over after JFK was assassinated
Who is Lyndon B Johnson August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973
Famous Black French singer and dancer in the 1900s but also a spy for France during ww2 learning martial arts and espionage using her fame to get information about the nazis was given Croix de Guerre Legion of Honour and Resistance Medal and was the only female speaker at the March on Washington
Who is Josephine Baker June 3, 1906 – April 12, 1975
The famous boxer was the GOAT (even creating the phrase) known for his outboxing style and boasting manner and won the heavyweight title 3 times in a row
Who is Muhammed Ali (born Cassius Clay Jr.) January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016
Another one of Lincolns famous speeches that said Lincoln wanted the slaves to be freed
What is Emancipation Proclamation m Jan 1 1861
Broke Racial Barriers by joining the Brooklynn Dodgers in 1947 being one of (not the first) the black people to join major league baseball
Who is Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson Jan 31, 1919- Oct 24, 1972
This Democratic President is the 44th president of the United States stopping Al Queda (causers of 9/11) and the only black president. Known for analyzing problems first and taking action immediately famous for saying YES WE CAN
Who is Barack Obama born August 4, 1961
Advanced Heart Surgeon (though not legally) who cured Blue Baby Syndrome, an otherwise deadly disease to babies, despite never finishing medical school due to the Great Depression (1929-1939). He was officially a technician and only paid as much. Since he was black, he needed help from Alfred Blalock so people would believe him. At the time of his retirement in 1963, he received an honorary doctorate from John Hopkins medical school
Vivien Thomas August 29, 1910– November 26, 1985