Black History Month

Civil rights leader who gave the famous "I Have a Dream" speech and promoted nonviolent resistance

Who escaped from slavery, taught himself to read and write, and became a famous abolitionist and author?

"Moses of her people," helped guide over 300 enslaved people to freedom through the Underground Railroad

She was the first African-American woman and first Native American to hold a pilot license.

"There was one of two things I had a right to, liberty or death. If I could not have one, I would have the other". 

3. Who became one of the greatest heavyweight boxing champions while also standing up for his beliefs?

Which person refused to give up their bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, helping spark the Civil Rights Movement?

One of this man's famous quotes is: “A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.” 

In 1960, made history by being the first African American child to go to all-white elementary school in New Orleans

Known as the first self-made female millionaire in America by developing and selling hair care products for Black women