Famous Americans

He was the first president of the United States.

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

• Martin Luther King, Jr

• George Washington

Overcame her disabilities and worked to help others who were blind and deaf.

• Helen Keller
• Susan B. Anthony
• Betsy Ross
• Rosa Parks

Led the peaceful marshes and demonstrations to gain equal rights and treatment for African Americans.

• Martin Luther King, Jr.
• George Washington
• Cesar Chavez
• Thurgood Marshall

Proved that electricity was present in lightning with his kite experiment. Started the first library and first volunteer fire department in America.

• Benjamin Franklin
• George Washington Carver
• Thomas Jefferson
• Cesar Chavez

African American who studied science and plants. Became a teacher. Developed hundreds of uses for peanuts, sweet potatoes, and soybeans.

• George Washington Carver
• George Washington
• Cesar Chavez
• Powhatan

Led the struggle to get equal rights for women. Fought for women's right to vote.

• Susan B. Anthony
• Betsy Ross
• Eleanor Roosevelt
• Helen Keller

Wrote the Declaration of Independence, which states that people have certain rights.

• Thomas Jefferson
• Abraham Lincoln
• George Washington
• Thurgood Marshall

President of the United States when America was divided over the issues of equality for all people. Supported the end of slavery for African Americans.

• Abraham Lincoln
• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• Martin Luther King, Jr.

The first African American player in the Major Leagues of baseball. His actions helped bring about other opportunities for African Americans.

• Jackie Robinson
• Thurgood Marshall
• George Washington Carver
• Benjamin Franklin

African American woman who refused to give up her seat on a public bus, which was required by law many years ago in the 1950s.

• Rosa Parks
• Eleanor Roosevelt
• Harriet Tubman
• Cesar Chavez