Great African Americans

A world renowned jazz trumpet player nickamed "Satchmo."

• George Washington Carver

• Crispus Attucks

• Louis Armstrong

• Jesse Owens

A great American scientist famous for developing hundreds of products from peanuts.

• Thurgood Marshall

• George Washington Carver

• Mae Jemison

• Frederick Douglass

Brilliant American lawyer. Helped win the Brown v. Board of Education case. First African-American on the US Supreme Court.

• Jesse Owens

• Thurgood Marshall

• Scott Joplin

• WEB Dubois

Famous ex-slave who helped run the American Anti-Slavery society and argued in favor of women's rights. Wrote a highly influential autobiography.

• Jesse Owens

• Thurgood Marshall

• Rosa Parks

• Frederick Douglass

One of the world's greatest track and field athletes. Humiliated Adolf Hitler when he won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympic games.

• Jesse Owens

• Thurgood Marshall

• Jackie Robinson

• Booker T. Washington

A pivotal figure in the fight for civil rights. Refused to give up her seat on a bus and was arrested, sparking a boycott.

• Harriet Tubman

• Rosa Parks

• Mae Jemison

• Martin Luther King Jr

Escaped slavery in 1849. Returned to the south 19 times to lead more than 70 slaves to freedom. Spied for the Union army during the Civil War.

• Rosa Parks

• Harriet Tubman

• Jackie Robinson

• Mae Jemison

Famous writer and historian that founded the NAACP. First African American to receive a Ph. D from Harvard. Fought against segregation. Influenced many with his writings during the Harlem Renaissance.

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Frederick Douglass

• WEB Dubois

• Thurgood Marshall

World famous preacher from Atlanta, Georgia. One of the most famous leaders of the civil rights movement. Organized many boycotts and marches. Gave numerous brilliant and moving speeches. Won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.

• Martin Luther King Jr

• Frederick Douglass

• Thurgood Marshall

• Louis Armstrong

Courageous sports figure that endured harsh treatment when he broke the Major League Baseball color barrier. He played for the Dodgers. First African American in the MLB Hall of Fame in 1962.

• Jesse Owens

• Louis Armstrong

• Scott Joplin

• Jackie Robinson