Known as the “Queen of Soul,” which singer’s 1967 hit Respect became an anthem for civil rights and feminism?

This woman helped other slaves gain their freedom as a “conductor" of the Underground Railroad

This woman became the first African American woman in space, traveling aboard the Endeavour Space Shuttle?

Which tennis player was the first African American man to win Wimbledon?

This man was the first African-American president of the United States?

This man was the first African American Supreme Court justice and he played an instrumental role in promoting racial equality during the civil rights movement?

This woman is a civil rights activist and best known for her 1969 memoir, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, which made literary history as the first nonfiction bestseller by an African American woman?

This famous author and playwright won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993?

Who was the first African American and Native American woman to hold a pilot license?

Black History Month was officially celebrated all across the country during this year?

This famous man was the first American track and field athlete to win four gold medals at a single Olympic Games?

Who was the first African American U.S. Supreme Court Justice?