Civil Rights Movement
She refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, AL bus in 1955.
Who is Rosa Parks?
The first black president of the United States, elected in 2008.
Who was Barack Obama?
Developed hundreds of uses for peanuts and sweet potatoes.
Known as "The Queen of Soul".
Who is Aretha Franklin?
Boxer better know as "The Greatest".
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This leader gave the famous "I Have A Dream" speech in Washington D.C.
Who is Dr Martin Luther King Jr?
First black woman to refuse to move to the back of a segregated bus. (9 months before Rosa Parks)
Who is Claudette Colvin?
Invented the first three-position traffic signal and gas mask improvements.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
The King of Pop.
Who is Michael Jackson?
Tennis champion with 23 Grand Slam singles titles.
Who is Serena Williams?
This organization, founded in 1909, fought segregation through court cases.
What is the NAACP?
First black Supreme Court Justice, he served from 1967 until 1991.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
Invented the Super Soaker water gun.
Who is Lonnie Johnson?
Legendary jazz trumpeter nicknamed "Satchmo".
Who is Louis Armstrong?
NBA legend know as "His Airness".
Who is Micheal Jordan?
The 1964 law that outlawed segregation in public places.
What is the Civil Rights Act?
First black woman to win an Academy Award. (Best Actress 2002)
Who is Halle Berry?
She created the modern day home security system.
Who is Marie Van Brittan Brown?
First black woman billionaire entertainer.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
First black NASCAR Cup Series champion (2015).
Who is Wendell Scott?
This march across a bridge in Alabama became know as Bloody Sunday.
What is the Selma to Montgomery March?
First black Major League Baseball player in the modern era.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
Helped invent refrigerated trucks for transporting food.
Who is Frederick McKinley Jones?
Rapper who founded Roc-A-Fella Records and became a billionaire businessman.
Who is Jay-Z?
Olympians who rasied a black power salute at 1968 Olympics.
Who are Tommie Smith and John Carlos?