Freedom Fighters
This abolitionist led enslaved people to freedom using the Underground Railroad
Who is Harriet Tubman?
The first African American president of the U.S.
Who is Barack Obama?
He’s known as the “King of Pop” and released the album “Thriller"
Who is Michael Jackson?
This actor played King T’Challa in Marvel’s Black Panther
Who is Chadwick Boseman?
In 1947, this athlete broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This formerly enslaved man became a leading abolitionist, wrote an influential autobiography, and advised President Lincoln
Who is Frederick Douglass?
She became the first African American woman Vice President of the United States
This genre, born in the Bronx, turned 50 years old in 2023
What is Hip-Hop?
Star of Beverly Hills Cop, Coming to America, Shrek, and countless classic movies
Who is Eddie Murphy?
This tennis superstar has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most in the Open Era
Who is Serena Williams?
This activist and minister advocated for Black empowerment and was a prominent figure in the Nation of Islam before his assassination in 1965
Who is Malcolm X?
This talk-show host and media mogul became North America’s first Black female billionaire
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
She sang “Respect” and is called the Queen of Soul
Who is Aretha Franklin?
Known for Training Day, Malcolm X, Remember the Titans, and many iconic roles
Who is Denzel Washington?
This NASA mathematician, portrayed in Hidden Figures, helped send John Glenn into orbit
Who is Katherine Johnson?
This NAACP leader argued Brown v. Board of Education before becoming the first Black Supreme Court Justice
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
The first Black-owned hair care company founder who became one of the first Black millionaires
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
This rapper/producer is credited with pioneering West Coast G-Funk and co-founded Death Row Records
Who is Dr. Dre?
Known for Pulp Fiction, Avengers movies, and his iconic voice
Who is Samuel L. Jackson?
This track star dominated the 1936 Olympics, winning four gold medals
Who is Jesse Owens?
At age 15, months before Rosa Parks, she refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery
Who is Claudette Colvin?
This NASA astronaut was the first African American woman to travel into space in 1992
Who is Mae Jemison?
This jazz trumpeter and vocalist was nicknamed “Satchmo”
Who is Louis Armstrong?
Oscar-winning actress for Fences and star of How to Get Away With Murder
Who is Viola Davis?
This activist and educator founded Tuskegee Institute in Alabama
Who is Booker T. Washington?