Influential African Americans

Rosa Parks became famous because she...

• was the first black woman elected as governor.

• wrote the Constitution of the United States.

• refused to give up her seat on the bus for a white man.

• led her fellow slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad.

This civil rights leader used non-violent methods like marches and boycotts to gain support for equal rights for all.

• George Washington Carver

• Abraham Lincoln

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Rosa Parks

The "I Have a Dream" speech was given in Washington, D.C., by

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Abraham Lincoln

• Barack Obama

• Frederick Douglass

Fredrick Douglass was a former slave who

• ran for president.

• started the NAACP along with Martin Luther King, Jr.

• was an adviser to President Lincoln and helped end slavery.

• bought a large plantation after the Civil War.

Jackie Robinson was the first African-American

• pilot in the US military.

• to become president of the United States.

• play in Major League Baseball.

• discover peanut butter.

The African-American scientist who discovered over 300 uses for peanuts was

• Barack Obama

• George Washington Carver

• Jackie Robinson

• Frederick Douglass

What happened a year after Rosa Parks was arrested?

• She stayed in jail because of her actions

• Laws were changed to stop segregation on buses

• She passed away

Where was Martin Luther King Jr. from?

• Atlanta, GA

• Detroit, MI

• Columbia, South Carolina

What does segregation mean?

• Bringing people together

• Separating people or things

• Irrigating farm land

Who is this?

• MLK Jr.

• Jackie Robinson

• Frederick Douglass

• Barrack Obama