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American History Cards Tip: Print on cardstock for more Black Heroes durable cards. Directions: Cut out these cards as a starting point for learning about each of these influential African American thinkers, leaders, scientists, innovators, and artists.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Daniel Hale Williams Harriet Tubman 1929–1968 Civil rights activist and Nobel 1858–1931 Cardiologist who performed 1820 –1913 Abolitionist who led over Peace Prize winner who used peaceful the first successful open-heart surgery. 300 people to freedom using the civil disobedience as a form of protest. Underground Railroad.

Jack Johnson DeFord Bailey Regina Benjamin 1878–1946 First African American 1899–1982 Harmonica player who was 1956 18th Surgeon General world heavyweight boxing champion. the first person to perform on the of the United States. Grand Ole Opry stage and radio show.

American History Cards Black Heroes Directions: Cut out these cards as a starting point for learning about each of these influential African American thinkers, leaders, scientists, innovators, and artists.

George Washington Carver Bessie Coleman Garrett Morgan 1864–1943 Botanist whose research 1892–1926 Aviator who was the first 1877–1963 Inventor who invented proved the benefits of crop rotation African American to hold an the three-position traffic signal for both humans and depleted soil. international pilot license. and the gas mask.

Malcolm X Jane Bolin Roy Wilkins 1925–1965 Human rights activist 1908–2007 First African American woman 1901–1981 Clergyman and civil rights who created the Organization of to graduate from Yale Law School, and the activist and one of the founders of the Afro-American Unity. first to serve as a judge in the United States. Leadership Conference on Civil Rights.

Ida B. Wells Thurgood Marshall Ella Fitzgerald 1862–1931 Journalist and human 1908–1993 Lawyer who won the landmark 1917–1996 Singer who was the rights activist who helped found Brown v. Board of Education case and was the first African American to win a the NAACP. first African American on the Supreme Court. Grammy Award.

Jesse Jackson Blanche Bruce Nat “King” Cole 1941 Clergyman and civil rights 1858–1931 First African American 1919–1965 First African American to activist who founded PUSH whose signature was represented on host a television variety show. and the Rainbow Coalition. U.S. paper currency.

Hiram Rhodes Revels Maya Angelou Mary McLeod Bethune 1827 –1901 Clergyman who was the � 1928–2014 Author and poet who was the 1875–1955 Civil rights activist and first African American Senator. first African American woman to have a educator who founded the National nonfiction work make the bestseller list. Council of Negro Women.

Alvin Ailey Booker T. Washington Henry O. Flipper 1931–1989 Choreographer and founder 1856–1915 Educator and reformer 1856 –1940 First African American graduate of the world-famous Alvin Ailey who was the first president of West Point Academy and the first African American Dance Theater. of Tuskegee University. American commander in the U.S Army.

Arthur Ashe Jackie Robinson Madame C.J. Walker 1960–1988 Professional tennis player 1919 –1972 Baseball player who was the 1867–1919 First female who was the first African American �first African American Major League self-made millionaire in America. to win the U.S. Open. Baseball player of the modern era. Image credit Gage Skidmore

W.E.B. DuBois Halle Berry Henry Ossawa Tanner 1868–1963 Civil rights activist who 1966 First African American woman 1859–1937 First African American artist was the first African American to to win an Oscar for Best Actress to have a painting enter the permanent graduate from Harvard and in a Leading Role. collection of the White House. who helped found the NAACP.

Mari Copeny Ben Carson Shirley Chisholm 2007 A youth activist and fundraiser whose 1951 Neurosurgeon who led the 1924–2005 Educator and politician work supports underprivileged children �first successful operation to separate who was the first woman to run for the around the country. a pair of conjoined twin infants. Democratic presidential nomination.

Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Marian Anderson John Lewis 1908 –1972 Civil rights leader during 1897–1993 Contralto singer who was 1940 U.S. Congressman and civil the Depression and one of the first the first African American to sing rights activist who was one of the African American Congressmen. at the Metropolitan Opera House. original 13 Freedom Riders.

Coretta Scott King Barack Obama Ralph Bunche 1927–2006 Human rights activist who 1961 First African American to 1904–1971 Political scientist and diplomat founded the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center hold the office of President of who was the first African American to win for Nonviolent Social Change. the United States. the Nobel Peace Prize.

Aretha Franklin Sojourner Truth Mary Church Terrell 1942–2018 Singer who was the first 1797–1883 Abolitionist and women’s 1863–1954 Activist and journalist female artist inducted into the rights activist who was one of the first who was the first African American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. African American women to win a woman to serve on a Board of Education. lawsuit against a white man.

American History Cards Use the blank cards to add Black Heroes more heroes! Directions: Cut out these cards as a starting point for learning about each of these influential African American thinkers, leaders, scientists, innovators, and artists.

Bayard Rustin George Carruthers 1912–1987 Activist for civil rights, 1939 Inventor and physicist who socialism, pacifism, and gay rights who developed the first moon-based space helped organize the first Freedom Ride. observatory: an ultraviolet camera on Apollo 16.