Black History Bowl 2025

Oldest and largest civil rights group in the United States

Protest against racial segregation on the public transit system

Known for his portrayal of Shakespearean characters. Regarded as one of the first African-American tragedians.

Jamaican political activist who founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League

Violinist and musical director in CPS.

First African-American to serve as president of the United States

Poet, novelist, children's writer, well known during the Harlem Renaissance

Recognized as the greatest and most famous athlete in track and field history

Landmark case that ruled racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional

Track and field sprinter and politician. Held world record in 100 meter dash.

Poet, author, and teacher. First African-American to receive Pulitzer Prize.

Surgeon that founded the first non-segregated hospital in the U.S.

6 year old girl who integrated schools in Lousiana

Pioneer of Civil Rights movement, arrested at the age of 15 for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus.

Research chemist and pioneer of medicinal drugs from plants

One of the most prominent scientists of the 20th century

Naturalist mathematician, astronomer and almanac author

First African-American to play major league baseball

Revolutionary, Muslim minister, and human rights activist

First African American to be elected as Chicago's mayor

Secret routes and safe houses that helped enslaved people escape to freedom in the North

Poet, novelist, and short story writer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Landmark law that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and natural origin.

NASA mathematician whose calculations were crucial to the success of early US crewed spaceflights

Considered the first African-American author of a published book of poetry