BHM2023 Photo Exhibition

The artist in this photo is considered one of the most influential artists in jazz history.

Why did children from this picture gather on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial?

In this photo is the most popular female jazz singer in the United States, dubbed “The First Lady of Song”

She is considered the fastest woman of all time, for the records she set in 1988 at the Olympic games in Seoul, Korea

This person was one of the greatest boxers in history with 56 wins and 5 losses

This African American pianist won Grammy Award in 1973.

A civil rights activist, she was the first woman to deliver the class day address at Harvard in 1968

Thanks to the efforts of (?) the law is bound to uphold equal rights for all people across the US

Founded 1) Muslim Mosque, Inc. (taught Islam) and 2) Organization of Afro-American Unity (fought for black rights)

Known as the “Moses of her people,” she was enslaved, escaped, and helped others gain their freedom

She held the distinction of being the only woman of color to win a major championship for 15 years.

One of the earliest innovators of the jazz poetry, a leader of the Harlem Renaissance

This poetess is one of the most beloved icons of the 20th century. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

"Queen of Soul", twice №9 in Rolling Stone's (American monthly magazine) "100 Greatest Artists of All Time"

The architect of the legal strategy that ended the US policy of segregation, the first Black US Supreme Court Justice

He won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games. He set 3 world records at the 1935 Big Ten track

He was the first African American to play Major League Baseball in the United States during the 20th century

(?) visited the museum and sat in a seat in the past reserved for whites only marking the 60th anniversary of (?) action

This is is an annual celebration of African-American culture. One of its symbols is a candle holder for 7 candlesticks.

He took a leading role in efforts to redress discrimination in employment and the armed forces

Her math helped NASA sent astronauts into orbit around Earth, and later to the Moon and back

He began writing his first novel, Go Tell It on the Mountain, when he was only 17 and first published it in Paris.

His diary is a day-to-day account in his own words of the Civil War service of an African American sailor

She won 6 Grammy Awards and 17 Blues Music Awards

He was the most important black protest leader in the United States during the first half of the 20th century

She received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993

With his help, protection of human rights in underdeveloped countries became objectives of US foreign policy