Activists
Leader of the American Civil Rights Movement. Fought for equality using only PEACEFUL means
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
Famous basketball player winning TIME Athlete of the Year. Also an activist motivating black voters to make their voices heard
Who is Lebron James?
Who is Stevie Wonder?
First black president of the United States
Who is Barack Obama?
Refused to give up her seat on the bus, sparking a movement to end segregation on public transportation
Who is Rosa Parks?
Infamous boxer, activist, and humanitarian. Referred to as "The Greatest" and the first boxer to win the World Heavyweight Championship 3 times
Who is Muhammad Ali?
Chicago native rapper who regularly gives back to the community he grew up in, particularly with children
Who is Chance the Rapper?
First black female astronaut in America
Who is Mae Jemison?
A main conductor on the Underground Railroad, a network helping thousands escape slavery
Who is Harriet Tubman?
The most decorated gymnast in history, having won a record 41 Olympic and World Championship medals.
Who is Simone Biles?
American actor most known for playing Black Panther. Tragically passed away at age 43
Who is Chadwick Boseman?
First licensed black pilot in the world
Who is Bessie Coleman?
Escaped slavery, then working to abolish slavery before & during the Civil War (1800s)
Who is Frederick Douglass?
A legendary tennis player who won her first Grand Slam title at age 17. She won more Grand Slam titles than any other woman or man in history
Who is Serena Williams?
Overcame homelessness to become a renowned writer, producer, and director, including the famous Madea series
Who is Tyler Perry?
First black child to attend an all-white school in the South in 1960
Who is Ruby Bridges?
One of the founders of the NAACP who overcame being born into slavery. A street in Chicago is named after her
Who is Ida B. Wells?
The first African-American to play Major League Baseball
Who is Jackie Robinson?
Famous writer, poet, and activist with more than 30 best-selling pieces, most famously her first book "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
Who is Maya Angelou?
First black female army officer who led the Six Triple Eight in WWII, the only US Women's army unit of color
Who is Charity Adams?