African American Firsts
The first African American golf champion to tour on the Professional Golf Association (PGA) circuit
Who is Tiger Woods?
“I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
The decision of this Supreme Court case decided that public schools should be integrated
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
Her refusal to give up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomery, AL buses from 1955-1956
Who is Rosa Parks?
An American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and media proprietor, best known for her talk show which is named after herself
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
The first Black woman to win a tennis singles championship in the 31-year history of the U.S. Open era
Who is Serena Williams?
"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."
Who is Muhammad Ali?
The Supreme Court case that decided a slave was his master's property and African Americans were not citizens
What is Dred Scott v. Sandford?
The name of the organization founded by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
What is The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)?
The second best-selling female artist of the 21st century with record sales of over 37 million dollars
Who is Beyonce?
The first African American woman to travel in space
Who is Mae Jemison?
"Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise I rise I rise."
Who is Maya Angelou?
African American elected president of the United States in 2008
Who is Barack Obama?
An American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement
Who is Malcolm X?
The African American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games, specializing in the sprints and the long jump
Who is Jesse Owens?
The first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature. (Hint: Her works include "Sula" and "The Bluest Eye")
Who is Toni Morrison?
“Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.”
Who is Langston Hughes?
The Supreme Court case that said segregation was legal and constitutional as long as "facilities were equal"
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
The main leader of the civil rights movement in the United States during the 1950's and 1960's, and won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize for leading nonviolent civil rights demonstrations?
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
African-American woman whose cancer cells are the source of the HeLa cell line, the first immortalized human cell line and one of the most important cell lines in medical research
Who is Henrietta Lacks?
The first African American to serve as the United States Secretary of State
Who is Colin Powell?
"I don't want a Black History Month. Black history is American history."
Who is Morgan Freeman?
The first black woman elected to Congress and the first female black presidential candidate
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
The president who signed Executive Order 11246, which prohibited employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, and national origin by those organizations receiving federal contracts and subcontracts
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
The man who made agricultural advancements and inventions pertaining to the use of peanuts
Who is George Washington Carver?