Called "the mother of the civil rights movement"; refused to give up her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama.

Became the first African American Secretary of State in 2001.

Refused to fight in a war because of his religious beliefs; was a professional boxer

Born into slavery but became America's leading black educator

Became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball; played for the Brooklyn Dodgers

Escaped slavery by traveling through the Underground Railroad

Became the first African American woman to go to space in 1992

Did a lot of work to help the civil rights movement; was a dancer; poet and author

First African American of the United States; served as the 44th President

Born into slavery but escaped to freedom; became an anti-slavery writer and speaker

Famous for his "I Have A dream" speech

First black woman elected to Congress in 1968

What is song is called “The Black National Anthem” ?

Who was the first African American woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress?