Inventors
She invented a line of African American hair care products, and became the first American woman to become a self-made millionaire.
Who is Madam C. J. Walker
Her television show has received over 25 Emmy awards and has been the highest-rated talk show in television history.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
He was a Harvard Law graduate who worked as a civil rights lawyer before winning a seat in the Illinois State Senate. In 2008 he became the 44th President of the United States and the first African American elected to this office.
Who is Barack Obama?
Ratified in 1870, this amendment to the US Constitution forbids the federal government and states from using a citizen’s race, color, or previous status as a slave, as a qualification for voting.
What is the 15th Amendment?
This African American was called in to assist a rescue effort for six workers trapped by a gas explosion using his very own patented smoke mask.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
This scientist invented over 100 uses for the peanut, including its use in dyes, plastics and even gasoline.
Who is George Washington Carver?
She was the first African American female to play tennis at Wimbledon. She won the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in consecutive years.
Who is Althea Gibson?
On October 2nd, 1967, this attorney for President Lyndon B. Johnson, was appointed as the first African American to the US Supreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
He is well known as the father of Black History.
Who is Dr. Carter G. Woodson?
She was a multifaceted poet and author who originally began her career as an entertainer. She delivered her poem, “On the pulse of the Morning at the President Bill Clinton’s inauguration in 1993.
Who is Maya Angelo?
He developed an automatic lubricator that spread oil evenly over a train's engine while it was still moving.
Who is Elijah McCoy?
He was born with the name of Cassius Clay, but changed it after he joined the Nation of Islam. His nickname was “The Greatest”.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
She refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery, Alabama bus. This gesture started the Civil Rights Movement.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This well-known dessert was created by August Jackson...people of all ages enjoy it!
What is ice cream?
He fought for equal rights for minorities and was a leader of the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa. I was wrongfully imprisoned for 27 years before gaining my freedom.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
He invented a way to process and preserve blood plasma, allowing it to be stored and shipped for blood transfusions.
Who is Dr. Charles Drew?
His entire basketball career was with the Los Angeles Lakers. He is also known as the G.O.A.T.
Who is Kobe Bryant?
Known for his social and political views, this man published “The Souls of Black Folks” in 1903 and was the founder of the (NAACP) National Advancement for the Association of Colored People.
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois?
George Washington Carver used these vegetables to develop postage stamp glue.
What are sweet potatoes?
She was a famous African American jazz vocalist that toured with The Count Basie Orchestra. Her famed nickname was “Lady Day”.
Who is Billie Holiday?
This inventor made life much easier to do laundry. His invention was the clothes dryer.
Who is G.T. Sampson?
He is a critically acclaimed actor and director who has won Oscars for staring roles in the movies: Training Day and Glory.
Who is Denzel Washington?
She was a civil rights activist who fought for social justice and equal rights. In 1946 she became the national director for the NAACP and worked with Dr. Martin L. King Jr. in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Who is Ella Baker?
Civil Rights Activist Fannie Lou Hamer helped register African Americans to vote in what state?
What is Mississippi?
She escaped from slavery in 1849 and later helped others escape, leading hundreds to freedom in the North. She was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, who never lost a passenger!
Who is Harriet Tubman?