This person played for the Brooklyn Dodgers and helped to end over 50 years of segregation in Major League Baseball
Jackie Robinson
This lady was the first African American athlete to win an olympic gold medal in artistic gymnastics.
Dominique Dawes
This person earned the rank of four-star general in the U.S. Army and also served as Secretary of State
Colin Powell
Born in 1954, at the age of 6 she became the first African-American student to integrate her neighborhood elementary school
Ruby Bridges
This famous doctor opened the first hospital with an integrated staff (which means both black and white nurses and doctors worked there)
Daniel Hale Williams
Born into slavery in 1818, he escaped and went on to be a great writer, statesman and helped to end slavery
Frederick Douglass
Born in 1956, she was an engineer, doctor and NASA astronaut! She was the first African-American woman to travel to space
Mae Jemison
Born in 1877 and only having an elementary education, he invented the traffic light and a hair-straightening product
Garrett Morgan
Born in 1892, she became the first African-American female pilot in the U.S. Because no aviation schools in the U.S. would accept her, she learned to fly planes in France
Bessie Coleman
She overcame a childhood disability and went on to win four Olympic medals for her outstanding speed at the 100 meter and 200 meter distances
Wilma Rudolph
Born in 1908 he was a lawyer who became the first African-American justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, serving from 1967-1991
Thurgood Marshall
Born in 1928, she is a famous author best known for her poetry, memoirs and plays
Maya Angelou
Born in 1961, he served as the 44th President of the U.S. He was the first African-American president
Barack Obama
Born in 1981, she has won more major singles titles ("Grand Slams") than any BOY OR GIRL tennis player
Serena Williams
One of the most influential Jazz musicicans of all time, he helped to make Jazz music popular across the U.S. and the world
Louis Armstrong
Born in Louisville, KY as Cassius Clay he's known as the greatest boxer of all time, he won an olympic gold medal and the world heavyweight title three times
Muhammad Ali
