Black History Month/Women's History Month Activity

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  1. 6. Washington Carver This scientist was a botanist. He developed a widely known spread- Peanut Butter.
  2. 7. Marshall This African American was a lawyer and associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. One of his most famous cases is the Brown vs Board Education of Topeka.
  3. 8. Ride This female astronaut became the first American woman to fly in space in 1983.
  4. 10. May-Treanor This women is a beach volleyball player. This three-time Olympic gold medalist also appeared on the Disney Channel show, along with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Wizards of Waverly Place.
  5. 12. Banneker This African American scholar wrote and published many almanacs, including the Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia Almanac.
  6. 13. Washington This African American football player was the first African American to sign a contract in with an NFL team.
  7. 14. Wonder This African American musician who is famous for his insane talent in piano, despite him being blind. The song, “Isn’t She Lovely” is a song written by him, which happened to be covered in the show, Glee.
  8. 15. Day O’Connor This women became the first female Supreme Court Justice when President Reagan appointed her in 1981.
  9. 17. Parks This female civil rights leader is best known for her refusal to give up her seat to a white man on a bus.
  10. 18. Winfrey This African American woman is famous for her show that is named after her. She became the first black person to rank among the 50 most generous Americans.
  11. 19. Ali This famous African American boxer won a gold medal in the 1960 Summer Olympics. He currently has Parkinson’s disease.
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  1. 1. White This African American football player can be known for his headline in 1998 after making controversial public comments about gays and minorities. He returned to the California Panthers in 2000.
  2. 2. Murphy: This African American actor and comedian began on the comedy show, Saturday Night Live. You most likely know him as the voice of Donkey for the Dreamworks Animation movie, Shrek.
  3. 3. Jordan This African American basketball player is widely considered the best of all time. He has his own Nike™ line of shoes. He stars in a movie known as Space Jam.
  4. 4. Douglass This African American abolitionist helped organize two regiments of Massachusetts during the Civil War and urged civil rights during Reconstruction.
  5. 5. Ross This woman was a Philadelphian seamstress who designed the United States flag.
  6. 9. Ailey, Jr. This African American dancer and choreographer choreographed a series of ballets to the music by Duke Ellington, notable The River.
  7. 10. Curie This female scientist discovered radioactivity. Not only was she the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, she was the first person, and only woman, to win twice.
  8. 11. Luther King This African American civil rights activist is insanely well known. His “I Have a Dream” speech is one of his most famous speeches he has ever given.
  9. 16. Grande This women is a musician who started out as an actor the the popular children’s show, Victorious. Her voice can go way high. A popular song of her’s is “Problem” which features Iggy Azalea.