Black History

George W. Carver

• A famous botanist, scientist and educator who did a great work with peanuts.

• National Security Advisor who was chosen by George W. Bush to replace Colin Powell as the

• United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883)

• Prominent black American, born into slavery. Was head of the Tuskegee Institute in 1881.

Jackie Robinson

• United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883)

• Prominent black American, born into slavery. Was head of the Tuskegee Institute in 1881.

• First African American to integrate Major League Baseball, in 1947.

• United States civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968). He preached non-violence and was assassinated by James Earl Ray.

Booker T. Washington

• Acclaimed poet and artist.

• Retired Army General and Former Secretary of State

• United States athlete and Black American whose success in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin outraged Hitler (1913-1980)

• Prominent black American, born into slavery. Was head of the Tuskegee Institute in 1881.

Harriet Tubman

• Founder and engineer of the undergroound railroad.

• United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883)

• Known as the "first lady of Civil Rights". Gained national attention for actions leading to "Montgomery Bus Boycott"

• National Security Advisor who was chosen by George W. Bush to replace Colin Powell as the Secretary of State. First women to lead the National security council.

Sojourner Truth

• Known as the "first lady of Civil Rights". Gained national attention for actions leading to "Montgomery Bus Boycott"

• United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883)

• United States athlete and Black American whose success in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin outraged Hitler (1913-1980)

• Acclaimed poet and artist.

Condoleezza Rice

• National Security Advisor who was chosen by George W. Bush to replace Colin Powell as the Secretary of State. First women to lead the National security council.

• Acclaimed poet and artist.

• United States civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968). He preached non-violence and was assassinated by James Earl Ray.

• Known as the "first lady of Civil Rights". Gained national attention for actions leading to "Montgomery Bus Boycott"

Maya Angelou

• Acclaimed poet and artist.

• United States civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968). He preached non-violence and was assassinated by James Earl Ray.

• Known as the "first lady of Civil Rights". Gained national attention for actions leading to "Montgomery Bus Boycott"

• A famous botanist, scientist and educator who did a great work with peanuts.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

• United States civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968). He preached non-violence and was assassinated by James Earl Ray.

• Retired Army General and Former Secretary of State

• United States athlete and Black American whose success in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin outraged Hitler (1913-1980)

• Prominent black American, born into slavery. Was head of the Tuskegee Institute in 1881.

Rosa Parks

• National Security Advisor who was chosen by George W. Bush to replace Colin Powell as the Secretary of State. First women to lead the National security council.

• Retired Army General and Former Secretary of State

• Known as the "first lady of Civil Rights". Gained national attention for actions leading to "Montgomery Bus Boycott"

• Acclaimed poet and artist.

Colin Powell

• First African American to integrate Major League Baseball, in 1947.

• Prominent black American, born into slavery. Was head of the Tuskegee Institute in 1881.

• United States athlete and Black American whose success in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin outraged Hitler (1913-1980)

• Retired Army General and Former Secretary of State