WorksheetsBlack History Leaders
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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
An American abolitionist and social activist who made 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people including her family and friends:
Harriet Tubman
Mary McCloud Bethune
Rosa Park
Maya Angleou
An American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott:
Maya Angelou
Mary McCloud Bethune
Harriet Tubman
Rosa Park
An American educator, philanthropist, humanitarian, womanist, and civil rights activist:
Michelle Obama
Mary McLeod Bethune
Oprah Winfrey
Rosa Parks
Singer, songwriter, dancer, and producer who was a multi-talented entertainer who influenced pop music and pop culture also known as the " King of Pop"
James Brown
Louis Armstrong
Stevie Wonder
Michael Jackson
A known businessman and former professional basketball player who is known for winning 6 NBA championship with the Chicago Bull:
Michael Jordan
Muhammed Ali
Jackie Robinson
Jesse Owens
