Black History Month "Must Knows"
This person was the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad and helped others escape slavery.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
The first African American to play a major sport professionally.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
These sisters dominated the tennis courts for decades winning many Grand Slams individually and Doubles matches.
What are Venus and Serena Williams?
This person was the first African American self-made millionaire.
Who is Madame CJ Walker?
This book and movie profiled four women whose work as mathematicians played an important role in the US space program.
What is Hidden Figures?
Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in this city in 1963.
What is Washington, DC?
Known by his nickname "Mr. Civil Rights," he was the first African-American justice on the Supreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
Born Cassius Clay, this famous athlete was stripped of the world heavyweight championship and convicted of draft evasion?
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This African American journalist and talk show host started her own media television network.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
An agricultural chemist who is best known for his discovery of uses for the peanuts.
Who was George Washington Carver?
As a six year old, I was the first African American to attend a desegregated, all white school in 1960.
Who is Ruby Bridges?
The first African American to serve as United States Secretary of State.
Who is Colin Powell?
This African American basketball player was held in a Russian jail for 10 months and was released in 2022.
Who is Brittney Griner?
This boxing champion endorsed a grill for healthy eating.
Who is George Foreman?
In 1923, I created the traffic light signal system, where he initially began with Stop and Go; but realized drivers needed time for lights to change.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
This person is credited as the founder of Black History Month.
Who is Carter G. Woodson?
The first African American to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
Who is Ralph Bunche?
This basketball player played for the Chicago Bulls and won the NBA Finals MVP 6 times?
Who is Michael Jordan?
He is the founder of the For Us By Us (FUBU) clothing line and is currently known as a "shark".
Who is Daymond John?
Her space flight aboard the Endeavour in 1992 established her as the United States' first female African American space traveler.
Who is Mae Jemison?
Black History Month is celebrated in the month of February in honor of this man's birthday.
Who is Frederick Douglas?
The first President of South Africa to be elected in a fully democratic election, as well as the country's first black head of state?
Who is Nelson Mandela?
This woman holds the World Record in the Women's 100 meter Sprint at 10.49 seconds.
Who is Florence Griffith Joyner; nickname, Flo-Jo?
He is co-founder of the Black Entertainment Network (BET) and the first black NBA majority team owner.
Who is Robert Johnson?
She earned an international pilot’s license in France after being rejected from American flight schools.
Who was Bessie Coleman?