Famous Black Americans

Martin Luther King Jr. was born in _________________.

• Alaska

• Georgia

• Texas

Muhammad Ali was a famous _________.

• writer

• actor

• boxer

Who was the famous person that helped over 300 slaves escape slavery on the Underground Railroad?

• George Washington Carver

• Harriet Tubman

• Martin Luther King Jr.

Who was the 1st African American President?

• Muhammad Ali

• George Washington Carver

• Barack Obama

_____________ was a famous musician that played the trumpet and also sang jazz music.

• George Washington Carver

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Louis Armstrong

Who was the African American women that soared through the air doing loops and tricks in her airplane?

• Bessie Coleman

• Harriet Tubman

• Ruby Bridges

Who is the famous tennis player that won more Grand Slam trophies that any other man or woman?

• Harriet Tubman

• Serena Williams

• Bessie Coleman

____________ was a famous African American poet and writer, that won many awards.

• Ruby Bridges

• Harriet Tubman

• Maya Angelou

_________________ was the first African American woman to become an astroanaut.

• Rosa Parks

• Mae Jemison

• Harriet Tubman

________________ designed the first wooden clock.

• Barack Obama

• Garrett Morgan

• Benjamin Banneker