Black History

I was the first black woman elected for U.S Congress and to run for President.

I host the tv's most popular talk show.

I am a writer and wrote a book called Roots: The Saga Of American Family".

Was the fastest runner in the world and set 3 world records for running and jumping in one day.

I was a inventor and helped satellites fly to other planets in our solar system.

I was a Scientist who worked at the Tuskegee Institute and discovered more than 300 products.

I invented hair products and makeup for blacks and became the first black woman millionaire

I became famous as a tennis player and helped raise waeness for AIDS.

I had polio as a child but overcame it and became the worlds fastest woman runner.

She was arrested for not giving up her seat to a white man?

I went on many trips to explore the area around the North Pole.

I escaped from slavery in the south.

I was the first person to study history and I am known as the father of black history.

I was a scientist who studied and wrote about stars. I appeared on tv shows based on science

I was a teacher who started school for black children in florida, and Im named after a college.

I was a lawyer for the National Association for Advancement of Colored People.

Famous writer of "Why caged Bird Sings" and read poem at Bill Clinton's inauguration?

I had set up the first black owned hospital and performed one of the most successful operations

I became a U.S Senator and became the 44th president of the United States.

He is in the Baseball hall of fame.

I wrote a book named "The Color Purple" and it got made into a movie.

I was the first woman to have a play performed on Broadway in NYC.

I was a lawyer for the NASA and I became the first African A. named to the U.S Supreme Court.

I was a inventor that helped electric-powered trains run better and was called the Black Edison

I was born a slave but escaped to freedom and became famous for speaking out against slavery.

I was the first black woman to learn how to fly a plane.

I wrote a speech called "I have a dream" and gave it in Washington D.C.