Civil Rights Leaders

I was the first African American to play in the major league of baseball. 

My actions helped bring more opportunities for other African Americans.

• Rosa Parks

• Jackie Robinson

• Martin Luther King Jr

• Cesar Chavez

I overcame my disabilities and spent my life working to help other people who were blind and deaf.

• Thurgood Marshall

• Rosa Parks

• Ann Sullivan

• Helen Keller

I was a Mexican American leader who worked to make sure farm workers were treated fairly.

• Cesar Chavez

• Jackie Robinson

• Thurgood Marshall

• George Washington Carver

I was an African American scientist and teacher. I found hundreds of uses for peanuts, sweet potatoes, and soybeans.

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Cesar Chavez

• George Washington Carver

• Thurgood Marshall

I was a lawyer who fought for all people to have equal rights. I became the first African American justice of the United States Supreme Court.

• Thurgood Marshall

• Cesar Chavez

• Helen Keller

• Jackie Robinson

I was an African American woman who refused to give up my seat on a bus to a white man. I worked for all people to have equal rights.

• Helen Keller

• Martin Luther King Jr

• Cesar Chavez

• Rosa Parks

I was an African American minister. I gave speeches and led marches as part of my work to make sure all people were treated fairly. My most famous speech is my “I have a dream” speech.

• Thurgood Marshall

• Helen Keller

• Martin Luther King Jr

• Rosa Parks