Black History Bulletin board

1. Black History Bulletin board All you need to do is print the hearts on colored paper and stick them up! Super easy to do! (Feel free to add other people too) Created by R.A. Farrah Shuaib of the University of Southern California

2. How Mine Turned out

3. Black HistorySweethearts

4. Sweet facts about some of the African-Americans that made history.

5. MaeJemison • Became the first AfricanAmerican woman inspace in 1992 aboardthe Endeavour.

6. Martin L.King, Jr. • Leader during the Civil Rights Movement. • Delivered the “I HaveA Dream” speech in 1963. • He won the Nobel Prize in 1964.

7. ThurgoodMarshall • Was the African American Justice for the U.S. Supreme Court in 1967. • Litigated on theBrown v. Board of Educationcase.

8. BarackObama • Became First President of the United States to be of African descent in 2008.

9. Rosa Parks • Sparked the 1955Montgomery Bus Boycottafter refusing to giveup her seat on a bus. • Dubbed themother of Civil Rights.

10. JackieRobinson • Was the first African American allowed to play major league baseball in1947. • Was first to be in the Hall ofFame.

11. SojournerTruth • Won the first court case against a White man to get her back herson in 1826. • Made the “Ain’t Ia Woman”speech in1851.

12. HarrietTubman • Was a runaway slave in 1849. • She went back using the UndergroundRailroad to savehundreds more.

13. MadameC.J. Walker • Created a hair care business in 1905, which made her the first self-made, femalemillionaire.

14. OprahWinfrey • With a net-worth of $800 million in 2000, she is believed to have been the richest African American of the 20th century.

15. GarrettMorgan • He was the first person to patent the traffic signal. • He created the gasmask that soldiers used in the U.S.Army.