Black History Leaders

The first Black American to be appointed as a Supreme Court justice:

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Thurgood Marshall

• Barack Obama

• Muhammad Ali

Professional boxer nicknamed "The Greatest"

• Michael Jordan

• Muhammed Ali

• Jackie Robinson

• Jesse Owens

The first Black American to attend an all-White elementary school in Louisiana:

• Rosa Parks

• Maya Angelou

• Mae Jemison

• Ruby Bridges

The first Black American to be elected president of the United States

• Malcom X

• Barack Obama

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Marcus Garvey

Trumpeter and vocalist who was in jazz history

• Michael Jackson

• Stevie Wonder

• James Brown

• Louis Armstrong

The first Black American to play major league baseball in the modern era:

• Muhammad Ali

• Michael Jordan

• Jackie Robinson

• Ken Griffey Jr.

The first female Black Amercian astronaut to fly into space:

• Mae Jemison

• Maya Angelou

• Rosa Parks

• Harriet Tubman

Minister, activist, and leader of the civil rights movement:

• Barack Obama

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Malcolm X

• Thurgood Marshall

An African American civil rights leader and a prominent figure in the Nation of Islam:

• Martin Luther King Jr

• Marcus Garvey

• Barack Obama

• Malcolm X

Peot, dancer, signer, activist, and scholar was a world famous author:

• Rosa Park

• Maya Angelou

• Harriet Tubman

• Michelle Obama