Black History Month

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  1. 2. Reid film director best known for his roles in prime time American television programs, such as Venus Flytrap on WKRP
  2. 4. Inverson American retired professional basketball player who played for 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association
  3. 5. Elliot "Misdemeanor" Elliott, is an American rapper, dancer, and record producer.
  4. 6. Scott first went to trial to sue for his freedom in 1847.
  5. 10. T Washington American educator, author, orator, and advisor to presidents of the United States.
  6. 12. Douglas American artistic gymnast. She was a member of the United States women's national gymnastics team
  7. 15. Smith American football defensive end for the Buffalo Bills and the Washington Redskins of the National Football Leagu
  8. 17. Fitzgerald American jazz singer often referred to as the First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz and Lady Ella.
  9. 18. Ashe American World No. 1 professional tennis player
  10. 19. Underwood He played headstrong attorney Jonathan Rollins on the NBC legal drama L.A. Law for seven years
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  1. 1. Williams singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and film producer. Williams and Chad Hugo make up the record production duo The Neptunes
  2. 3. E. Bowser Union spy during the Civil War. She was an American former slave and worked in connection with Elizabeth Van Lew
  3. 5. Walker American teacher and businesswoman. Walker was the first female bank president of any race to charter a bank in the United States.
  4. 7. Wilson American football quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League
  5. 8. Burress American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers eighth overall in the 2000 NFL Draf
  6. 9. Johns American civil rights leader-pioneer and the niece of one of the "fathers of the Civil Rights Movement," Vernon Johns.
  7. 11. W. Hill His work against racial discrimination helped end the doctrine of "separate but equal.
  8. 13. Bailey she made her Broadway debut in St. Louis Woman in 1946
  9. 14. African American educator and author. He served as an administrator at Hampton Institute
  10. 16. Sampson A 7-foot-4 phenom, three-time College Player of the Year, and first selection in the 1983 NBA