Black Trailblazers
This civil rights leader delivered the famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington in 1963.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This Black scientist and inventor discovered hundreds of uses for peanuts, including peanut butter.
Who is George Washington Carver?
This island nation became the first Black-led republic after successfully overthrowing French colonial rule in 1804.
What is Haiti?
She was the first Black woman to headline Coachella, a performance now known as "Beychella."
Who is Beyonce?
This landmark 1954 Supreme Court case declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
What is Brown vs Board of Education?
She refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama, sparking the Civil Rights Movement.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This woman was the first Black self-made millionaire, known for her hair care products.
Who is Madam CJ Walker?
In 1957, this country became the first African nation to gain independence from European rule.
What is Ghana?
This actor made history as the first Black man to win an Academy Award for Best Actor in 1964.
Who is Sidney Poitier?
The Black Panther Party was founded in 1966 in this U.S. city.
What is Oakland, California?
In 1950, this trailblazer became the first African American to play Major League Baseball.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This NASA mathematician’s calculations helped launch the first American astronaut into space.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
This anti-apartheid leader was imprisoned for 27 years before becoming South Africa’s first Black president.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
This poet and activist’s autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings became a literary classic.
Who is Maya Angelou?
This Black abolitionist and orator was born into slavery but later became a leading voice against it.
Who is Fredrick Douglass?
She was the first Black woman to run for U.S. president in 1972.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
He invented the three-light traffic signal, making roads safer for drivers and pedestrians.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
This Ethiopian emperor led his people to victory against Italian forces at the Battle of Adwa in 1896.
Who is Menelik II?
This magazine, first published in 1945, became one of the most influential publications highlighting Black culture and achievement.
What is Ebony?
This abolitionist, educator, and orator was the first Black woman to sue a white man in court and win, regaining custody of her son in 1828.
Who is Sojourner Truth?
Before Rosa Parks, this 15-year-old girl refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama.
Who is Claudette Colvin?
He developed an improved version of the pacemaker, a device that helps regulate heartbeats.
Who is Otis Boykin?
Known as "Africa’s Che Guevara," this revolutionary leader fought for the liberation of Burkina Faso before his assassination in 1987.
Who is Thomas Sankara?
This literary and artistic movement, centered in New York City during the 1920s, celebrated Black culture and creativity.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
This leader founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) and promoted Black self-reliance and Pan-Africanism in the early 20th century.
Who is Marcus Garvey?