Famous Black Americans Black History Month! Free Bulletin Board! 16 Cards with photos and facts about incredible African American men and women
Barack&& Obama& (1929& &1968)& @Civil&rights&ac$vist,&minister& @Winner&of&Nobel&Peace&Prize& @Famous& I&have&a&dream &speech& @Assassinated&in&Memphis,&TN& Mar$n&Luther& King,&Jr.&& &&(1961& &Present)& @44th&President& @Born&in&Honolulu,&HI& @First&African@American&U.S.&President&
Booker&T.& Washington& Rosa&& Parks& (1856&@&1915)& @Educator,&poli$cal&leader,&author& @Born&a&slave&and&became&free& &&azer&the&civil&war& @Principal&of&school&in&AL& @Improved&rela$ons&between& whites&and&blacks&& (1913&@&2005)& @Civil&rights&ac$vist,&seamstress& @Arrested&in&Montgomery,&AL&for&& &refusing&to&give&up&her&seat&on&the& &bus;&this&led&to&montgomery&bus& &Boyco`&
Frederick& Douglass& (1818& &1895)& @Aboli$onist,&author,&editor& @Born&a&slave,&escaped,&bought&his& &freedom& @Advisor&to&Pres.&Lincoln&during& &Civil&War& George& Washington& Carver& (1864& &1943)& @Born&into&slavery&near&end&of&the&& &Civil&War& @Developed&new&uses&for&crops& &&including&inven$on&of&peanut& &&bu`er&
Wilma&& Rudolf& Thurgood& Marshall& (1940&@&1994)& @Athlete,&Olympic&champion& @Considered&fastest&woman&in&the& &world&during&1960 s& @Winner&of&three&Olympic&gold& medals&in&track&and&field& @As&a&child&had&polio&and&wore&a&leg& &brace&to&walk&& (1908&@&1993)& @Served&on&U.S.&Supreme&Court& @First&African@American&jus$ce&on&& &the&supreme&court& @Lawyer&who&argued&for&Brown&vs.& &Board&of&Educa0on,&which&called&& &for&desegrega$on&in&public&schools&
Louis&& Armstrong& (1928&@&2014)& @Poet,&actress,&civil&rights&ac$vist& @Joined&the&Harlem&Writers&Guild& @First&African@American&female& &director&in&hollywood& @Professor&at&Wake&Forest&University& Maya&& Angelou&& (1901&@&1971)& @Jazz&trumpeter& @Became&a&musician&at&a&young&age& &and&performed&in&various&places& @Known&as&the& Founding&Father&of& &Jazz &
Jackie&& Robinson& Stevie&& Wonder& (1919&@&1972)& @Athlete,&baseball&player& @First&African@American&to&play&in&& &the&major&leagues& @Finished&career&as*&with&the& &Brooklyn&Dodgers& (1950&@&Present)& @Singer,&songwriter,&record&producer& @Signed&first&record&deal&at&age&11& @Has&won&25&Grammy&Awards&and& numerous&others&and&has&been& inducted&to&two&music&hall&of&fames&
Oprah&& Winfrey& (1937&@&Present)& @U.S.&Army&General,&statesman& @Served&in&military&for&35&years&and& &rose&to&rank&of&four@star&general& @First&African@American&to&serve&as& &U.S.&Secretary&of&State& & & Colin&& Powell& (1954&@&Present)& @Talk&show&host,&actress,&author& @Started&out&as&news&anchor&on&the&& &radio,&eventually&became&host&of&& &The&Oprah&Winfrey&Show& @Known&to&some&as&the&most&& &influen$al&woman&in&the&world&
Ella&& Fitzgerald& (1820&@&1913)& @Aboli$onist,&writer& @Born&a&slave,&escaped&into&freedom& @Made&19&trips&into&the&South&and& &led&over&300&slaves&to&freedom&with& &the&underground&railroad& Harriet&& Tubman& (1918&@&1996)& @Jazz&singer& @One&of&the&most&influen$al&singers& &of&21st¢ury& @Winner&of&13&Grammys&
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