Black History Icons
She refused to give up her seat
Who is Rosa Parks
The “Queen of Soul” with hits like Respect.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
Who invented the traffic light?
Who is Garrett Morgan?
What law ended segregation in public places in 1964?
What is the Civil Rights Act?
Who is nicknamed “King James” in basketball?
Who is LeBron James?
He gave the "I have a dream" speech
Who is MLK
The first African American to win an Academy Award for Best Actress.
Who is Halle Berry?
Who invented peanut butter products?
Who is George Washington Carver?
What do we celebrate every February in the U.S.?
What is Black History Month?
Who was the first African American to play Major League Baseball?
Who is Jackie Robinson?
The first African American president of the United States.
Who is Barack Obama?
This Harlem Renaissance poet wrote I, Too.
Who is Langston Hughes?
Which African American woman worked at NASA and was shown in Hidden Figures?
Who is Katherine Johnson?
Who gave the speech starting with “Ain’t I a Woman?”
Who is Sojourner Truth?
Who sang Single Ladies and performed at the Super Bowl?
Who is Beyoncé?
This abolitionist was known as “Moses” for leading enslaved people to freedom.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
Who is known as the “King of Pop”?
Who is Michael Jackson?
Who invented the modern super soaker water gun?
Who is Lonnie Johnson?
What protest started with a bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama?
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Who is known as the fastest man in the world and has Olympic gold medals?
Who is Usain Bolt?
First African American woman elected to Congress in 1968.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
Who won an Oscar for her role in The Color Purple and has her own talk show?
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
Who is called the “Father of the Blood Bank”?
Who is Dr. Charles Drew?
Who was the first African American woman elected Vice President of the U.S.?
Who is Kamala Harris?
Who starred in the movie Black Panther as King T’Challa?
Who is Chadwick Boseman?