Black History In America Final

20 black historical figures

William Brown

-opened a tea garden, first opened by a black person

-first black person to do movie production

Ida B. Wells

-she started writing about racial issues

-she got fired from teacher for writing for racial issues

Charlotte Forteen

-Fought for equality and would often protest against racial discrimination and segregation.

-she taught formerly inslaved children to read and write

Harriet E. Wilson

-born free but became orphaned by her parents

-became the first black person to publish a book in America

Charles L. Reason

-he was denied to be a minister due to the color of his skin

-he became the first black professor in America

Lewis Latimer

-he made the lightbulb longer lasting

-he taught mechanical drawings to imigrants

Anna Murray Douglas

-she left home to become a domestic worker at 17

-she worked on the underground railroad

Calvin Brown

-first black person to play a lead role on television

-he fell into action films and would get paid $100 for each film

Ruby Bridges

-she had to keep her head down due to protestors saying hateful things to her

-she was born into poverty

Satchel Paige

-First A.A. pitcher in Alabama

-ran off the field because he thought he saw a ghost

Malcolm X

-changed his name from little to X due to previous slave owners

-powerful speaker for racial discrimination

Huey P. Newton

-fought against the legal system

-part of the black panther project

Jim Brown

-a black racial activist

-stood with Muhammad Ali not going to war

Bubba Walace

-first A.A. NASCAR racer

-took a stand for George Floyd at one of his races

Tupac Shakur

-his parents were black panthers

-he discussed violence and police brutality through his songs

Jackie Robinson

-born into share cropping

-drafted into WWII

Autherine Lucy

-first A.A. student to attend the University of Alabama

-she had to live with one of her lawyers due to how bad the threats were

Muhammad Ali

-challenged racial injustice

-refused to go into the Vietnam War

Patrisse Cullors

-started the BLM organization

-founded the Dignity and Power Now organization- helps fight womans rights/equality

Coretta Scott King

-married Dr. King and helped motivate him

-fought for Martin Luther King Day to be a holiday