This act was signed into law on August 6, 1965, by President Lyndon Johnson. It outlawed the discriminatory voting practices adopted in many southern states after the Civil War, including literacy tests.

The law, also known as the Fair Housing Act, is a landmark part of legislation in the United States that provided for equal housing opportunities regardless of race, religion, or national origin.

This is a landmark civil rights decision of the United States Supreme Court which struck down all state laws banning interracial marriage.

The case stemmed from an 1892 incident in which African-American train passenger Homer Plessy refused to sit in a car for Black people. This case was the first time the phrase, “separate but equal” was used and the ruling made segregation legal.

The is a civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909 as a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans.

This organization was founded by Ella Baker and is best known for its community organizing, including voter registration, freedom schools, and localized direct action all over the country, but especially in Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi.

Historically Black Colleges and Universities are schools in the United States that were established before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with the intention of primarily serving the African-American community.

Also known as the Mississippi Summer Project, this was a 1964 voter registration drive that helped increase Black voter registration in Mississippi.

She was the first African-American child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana during the New Orleans school desegregation crisis in 1960. She is still alive and advocating today.

This businesswoman made her fortune by developing and marketing a line of cosmetics and hair care products for Black women.

She is an award-winning producer, writer, and director who is known for her work on Selma, A Wrinkle in Time, and 13th.

Is a director, producer, and screenwriter who attended California State University. He is well known for his award-winning film Black Panther and Creed.

Created in Detroit, this record label gave the world Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, The Temptations, and the Supremes.

Is a poet and writer who honestly portrayed the joys and hardships of working-class Black lives. He is most famous for the poems I, Too and Dreams.

She was an American politician, educator, and author. In 1968, she became the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress, She ran for president in 1972 and is famous for her quote, “Unbossed and unbought”.

I was part of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and used my voice to help register Black people to vote all across the country. I helped found the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.

This woman spent her life working behind the scenes to organize the Civil Rights Movement. She was a believer in helping ordinary people work together and lead themselves. Her motto is, "strong people don't need strong leaders." Her beliefs live on today in the song Ella’s Song, sung by Sweet Honey in the Rock.

She was the first woman to take the Mississippi Bar in order to become a lawyer. She has dedicated her entire life advocating for children. In 1973 she founded the Children’s Defense Fund to ensure that children across the country have a moral, healthy, safe, head, and fair start to life.

She became the first African American woman to travel in space when she went into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on September 12, 1992.

He is a professional boxer who has an arena named after him in Detroit. He trained in southwest Michigan. He is known for his impressive record of 66 wins and only 3 losses.

He is a lawyer who founded the Equal Justice Initiative. He works to free people who have been wrongly convicted. He is the author of the book Just Mercy and is an advocate for fixing the criminal justice system.

Known as “Little Miss Flint” I am a young activist from Flint Michigan working to bring awareness to the Flint Water Crisis!

She was a Black tobacco farmer whose cells—taken without her knowledge in 1951—became one of the most important tools in medicine, vital for developing the polio vaccine and gene mapping. Her cells have been bought and sold by the billions, yet she remains virtually unknown.

She is an African-American mathematician whose calculations as a NASA employee were critical to the success of sending astronauts to the moon. Her work included calculating paths, launch windows, and emergency return plans.

In 1958, she became NASA's first Black female engineer. After 34 years at NASA, she had earned the most senior engineering title available. She also worked to influence both the hiring and promotion of women in NASA's science, engineering, and mathematics careers.

She is known as the human computer. She was the first African American manager at NASA. She is portrayed by Octavia Spencer in the Movie Hidden Figures.

I am the author of the New York Times Bestseller, The Hate U Give!

Represents Georgia in the U.S. House of Representatives. He lead the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama that is known as Bloody Sunday. In 2013 he authored the graphic novel series, March.

This Black explorer co-discovered the North Pole alongside Robert Perry. He traveled seven times to the Arctic Circle and spent more than 18 years on seven voyages.

She was the first woman of African-American descent and the first of Native American descent, to hold a pilot license. She achieved her international pilot license in 1921.

I was one of the Olympic Athletes who raised his fist in protest of the injustices Black people experienced in the United States during the Civil Rights Movement.

This singer tried to rent concert facilities in Washington, D.C.’s Constitution Hall, owned by the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), and was refused because of her race. Later she was invited by Eleanor Roosevelt to sing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, over 75,000 people came to hear her sing.

Known for wearing the number 42, I was the first Black baseball player to play Major League Baseball integrating the previously segregated sport.

In 1994, I became the first democratically elected President in South Africa at the end of Apartheid. I was South Africa’s first Black president.

This person is best known for her series of seven autobiographies, which focus on her childhood and early adult experiences. The first, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, tells of her life up to the age of 17 and brought her international recognition and acclaim. She worked with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X During the Civil Rights movement. She recited a poem she wrote at the inauguration of Bill Clinton

In March 1955, nine months before Rosa Parks defied segregation laws by refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, this 15-year-old also refused and was arrested.

As the first Black Supreme Court Justice, I fought for civil rights as both a Lawyer and a Judge.

I was a doctor and surgeon who helped develop the Blood Bank to make sure that people could receive the care they needed!

Called the, “First Lady of the Struggle”, this woman was the daughter of slaves. She was an educator who founded a school for Black girls in Florida that has become Bethune-Cookman University,. She served as an advisor to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and in 1985 the U.S. Postal Service made a stamp in her honor.

He served as mayor of Detroit, Michigan, from 1974 to 1994. He was the first African-American mayor of Detroit.

A group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Their enrollment was followed by the Little Rock Crisis, in which the students were prevented from entering the racially segregated school by Orval Faubus, the Governor of Arkansas.

This cartoonist and animator was the first Black animator to work for the Walt Disney company in 1956.

He was an enslaved Black person who led a two-day rebellion of slaves and freed other Black slaves in Southampton County, Virginia on August 21, 1831.

I was a Hip Hop Icon who wrote and performed songs like Dear Mama, Changes, and California Love. I used my voice to inspire artists and people around the world to challenge injustices.

This New Orleans born jazz icon was a trumpet player and singer known for his charismatic personality and interesting sound. He is best known for one of his songs “What a Wonderful World.”

This abolitionist escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826. After going to court to recover her son in 1828, she became the first Black woman to win such a case against a white man. She lived part of her life in Battle Creek, Michigan where she passed away and is buried.

Originally names Cassius Clay Jr. this boxing champion is famous for his line, “float like a butterfly sting like a bee.” He has a record of 56 wins and 5 losses. In 2005 he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Later in life, he lived in Berrien Springs, Michigan.

Overcoming the dual hurdles of racial and gender bias, this woman conducted important studies on cholesterol, sugars, and proteins. In addition to her research, she was committed to creating programs to increase the enrollment of minority students in medical school and science programs.

In March 1955, nine months before Rosa Parks defied segregation laws by refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, this 15-year-old also refused and was arrested.

Also known as “The Genius” this singer and songwriter was for creating soul music by combining R&B, gospel, and jazz. He is famous for songs like Hit The Road Jack & Georgia On My Mind. He started losing his vision at the age of 5 and was blind by the age of 7. In 1981 Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.

This Jamaican born Olympic athlete is known for his record-breaking speeds. He holds the world record for the fastest 100-meter sprint at 9.58 seconds.

This woman established the King Center, a memorial which focused on protecting and advancing the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Her hard work eventually materialized in a federal holiday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., which was signed into law in 1983.