Langston Hughes Feb. 1, 1902 – May 22, 1967 American Poet, Social Activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri Best known as the leader of the Harlem Renaissance- cultural, social, and artistic explosion that took place in Harlem, New York, spanning the 1920s. The Negro Speaks of Rivers NOTE: To change the image on this slide, select the picture and delete it. Then click the Pictures icon in the placeholder to insert your own image.

African- America social reformer, orator, writer, and statesman. Frederick Douglass Feb. 18, 1818 – Feb. 20, 1895 African- America social reformer, orator, writer, and statesman. Escaped slavery to become a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York. Firm believer in the equality of all peoples, whether black, female, Native American, or recent immigrant. NOTE: To change the image on this slide, select the picture and delete it. Then click the Pictures icon in the placeholder to insert your own image.

Won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. Jesse Owens Sept. 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980 Won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. He was the most successful athlete at the games and, as a Black man, was credited with "single-handedly crushing Hitler's myth of Aryan supremacy.” Ranked 6th greatest North American athlete of the 20th century. NOTE: To change the image on this slide, select the picture and delete it. Then click the Pictures icon in the placeholder to insert your own image.

Recorded more than 40 albums Nina Simone Feb. 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003 American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist. Recorded more than 40 albums A civil rights message became standard in her recorded music. Advocated for a violent revolution during the civil rights movement. NOTE: To change the image on this slide, select the picture and delete it. Then click the Pictures icon in the placeholder to insert your own image.

Messman Third Class in the United States Navy on the USS West Virginia Doris Miller Oct 12, 1919 – Nov 24, 1943 Messman Third Class in the United States Navy on the USS West Virginia 1st African American to be awarded the Navy Cross (3rd highest honor at that time) for bravery during the attack on Pearl Harbor Became iconic emblem of the war for black Americas NOTE: To change the image on this slide, select the picture and delete it. Then click the Pictures icon in the placeholder to insert your own image.

1st African American general officer in the US Air Force. General Benjamin O. Davis Jr Dec 18, 1912-July 4, 2002 1st African American general officer in the US Air Force. Became a four-star general in 1998. Commander of the WWII Tuskegee Airmen. Flew more 60 missions during WWII. Helped draft the Air Force plan for racial integration in 1948- Air Force 1st to integrate. NOTE: To change the image on this slide, select the picture and delete it. Then click the Pictures icon in the placeholder to insert your own image.

1st African-American Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall July 2, 1908-Jan 24, 1993 1st African-American Supreme Court Justice Associate Justice of the Supreme Court from 1967-1991 Lawyer for Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka- ended segregation in public schools As a lawyer- won 29 out of 32 cases he argued in front of the Supreme Court NOTE: To change the image on this slide, select the picture and delete it. Then click the Pictures icon in the placeholder to insert your own image.

1st in her family to be born into freedom Madam C.J. Walker Dec 23, 1867-May 25, 1919 Born Sarah Breedlove 1st in her family to be born into freedom African- American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and a political & social activist 1st female self-made millionaire; became one of the wealthiest African-Americans in the country Developed and marketed the first line of beauty and hair products for black women. NOTE: To change the image on this slide, select the picture and delete it. Then click the Pictures icon in the placeholder to insert your own image.

African-American physicist & mathematician Katherine Johnson (Hidden Figures) Aug 26, 1918 African-American physicist & mathematician Calculated the trajectories, launch windows, & back-up return paths for NASA including the 1969 Apollo 11 flight to the moon. Labeled a “computer” for NASA Graduated high school @ 14, college @ 18 with degrees in French and math. Forced to work, eat, and use bathrooms in office labled “Colored Computers”. NOTE: To change the image on this slide, select the picture and delete it. Then click the Pictures icon in the placeholder to insert your own image.

African-American civil rights activist Diane Nash May 15, 1938 African-American civil rights activist Leader and strategist of the student wing of the Civil Rights Movement Co-founded the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee: independent student-led groups began direct-action protests against segregation in dozens of southern communities. NOTE: To change the image on this slide, select the picture and delete it. Then click the Pictures icon in the placeholder to insert your own image.

Daisy Bates Nov 11, 1914-Nov 4, 1999 American civil rights activist, newspaper publisher, journalist, and lecturer who played a leading role in the Little Rock Integration Crisis in 1957 “Little Rock Nine”- 9 children who attempted to enroll in Little Rock Central High School- National Guard was called to the school to keep them out Bates planned for ministers to escort the students President Eisenhower intervened by federalizing the National Guard & dispatching the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock to ensure the Supreme Courts orders were enforced- school was closed for 1 year. NOTE: To change the image on this slide, select the picture and delete it. Then click the Pictures icon in the placeholder to insert your own image.

Ruby Bridges Sept 8, 1954 Activist, philanthropist, and author 1st black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, Louisiana Escorted to school by 4 federal marshals the entire 1st year White children pulled out; all teachers refused to teach. Barbara Henry- the only person willing to teach a black student, for over a year Henry taught Ruby alone NOTE: To change the image on this slide, select the picture and delete it. Then click the Pictures icon in the placeholder to insert your own image.

Mae Jemison Oct 17, 1956 American engineer, physician, and NASA astronaut Attended both Cornell and Stanford University 1st African American women to travel to space when she went into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on Sept 12, 1992 Spent 190h 30min 23 s in space Honored by Lego yesterday- ‘Women of NASA’ NOTE: To change the image on this slide, select the picture and delete it. Then click the Pictures icon in the placeholder to insert your own image.

Ella Fitzgerald April 25, 1917-June 15, 1996 American jazz singer often referred to as the First Lady of Song and Queen of jazz Especially known for scat singing or the singing of nonsense words that became a part of African American jazz singers. Appeared in film and TV. It Don’t Mean a Thing Dream a Little Dream of Me NOTE: To change the image on this slide, select the picture and delete it. Then click the Pictures icon in the placeholder to insert your own image.

Louis Armstrong Aug 4, 1901- July 6, 1971 African-American trumpeter, composer, singer, and actor One of the most influential figures in jazz; skilled at scat 1st truly popular African-American entertainers to "cross over“- whose skin color was secondary to his music in a racially divided America What a Wonderful World Mack the Knife NOTE: To change the image on this slide, select the picture and delete it. Then click the Pictures icon in the placeholder to insert your own image.