Black History: Garrett Morgan, Jackie Robinson, and Ruby Bridges

Garret Morgan was a/an

• doctor in the United States

• inventor, a businessman, and owner of a newspaper.

• teacher at Quitman County Elementary School

Jackie Robinson was

• the first black American baseball player to play in the Major League.

• the first black President of the United States.

• an inventor.

Ruby Bridges was

• the first black American baseball player.

• the first black American to fly a plane.

• the first black American student to attend an all-white school in the southern United States.

Who is this?

• Jackie Robinson

• Jesse Jackson

• Garrett Morgan

Who is this?

• Jackie Robinson

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Garrett Morgan

Who is this?

• Rosa Parks

• Ruby Bridges

• Oprah Winfrey

When was Garrett Morgan born?

• July 4, 1877

• March 4, 1877

• April 1, 1877

When was Jackie Robinson born?

• January 15, 1919

• September 5, 1919

• July 31, 1919

When was Ruby Bridges born?

• September 8, 1954

• February 14, 1954

• May 25, 1954

The year that Ruby was born, the United States Supreme Court, ended ______ in public schools.

• peace

• equal rights

• segregation