Scholar, writer, andcivilrights activist whofoughtfor equal rights forBlack people. Helpedfound the NAACP.He is a civil rightsactivist,presidentialcandidate andinternationalhostagenegotiator.Thisentrepreneurguided theJackson 5 tothe top of themusic charts.First Blackwoman towin an Oscarfor portrayal in"Gone with theWind."Nine monthsbeforeRosa Parks, sherefusedto move from herseat on a bus.A politicianwho fought forcivil rights.He led the marchfrom Selma toMontgomery.Athlete andperforming artistwho becameinvolved in theCivil RightsMovement.Inventednew waysto keepthings coldFirst Blackwomanelected toU.S.Congress.Won NobelPeace Prizefor work inthe MiddleEastFounderofChicagoin 1779.Jamaican politicalleader,publisher, journalist,entrepreneur, orator,and proponent of thePan-Africanismmovement.He was born intoslavery, but heescaped andbecame a leaderinthe fight againstslavery.EnslavedAfrican-American wholed a rebellionof slaves andfree Blacks.Researchesfeminism, Blackstudies, popularmusic andsocialconsciousness.Research chemist& pioneer in thechemical synthesisof medicinal drugsfrom plants.He was a star forthe University ofNorth Carolina andthe ChicagoBulls.Many believehe is the greatestof all time.First BlackSupremeCourtJusticeAmericanballerina.Jazz singer,songwriter, pianist,arranger, & civilright activist. Wrotesong "FeelingGood" and "I put aspell on you".Jamaican,singer-songwriter,musician,guitarist, andactivist.Known forher speedandstyleBlindsingerandsongwriterTalentedtrumpet player.Nicknamed"Satchmo" or"Pops"Novelist,playwright,socialcritic.A self-taughtmathematician,astronomer,and farmer.Femalelawyer,educator andpolitician fromTexasAuthor andlawyer bornon thesouth side ofChicago.First BlackfemaleSupremeCourt JusticeCo-founded theBlack PantherParty for Self-Defense in1966.Muslimminister andhuman rightsactivist. BornMalcolm Little.Famousmoviedirector fromBrooklyn,New YorkCivil Rights activistfrom Mississippi.Worked for votingrights, economicopportunity, &access to publicfacilities.Wrote her mostfamous novel"Their EyesWere WatchingGod" in Haiti.Track star whoovercameasthma andwon 6 Olympicmedals.Wrote"Invisible Man"about thelife of BlackpeopleFirst Blackwoman to win3 goldmedals in anOlympicsHe helpedMalcolm X writehis autobiographyand wrote thebook "Roots: TheSaga of anAmerican Family.Professionaltennis player andphilanthropist.Many consider herthe Greatest of AllTime (GOAT).His magazines,Ebony and Jet,featured storiesabout AfricanAmerican people,their lives, and theiraccomplishments.Youngestperson towin golf'sMastersTournamentAlsoknown asthe "Kingof Pop"Media networkowner, talkshow host,actress,producer andphilanthropist.Educatorand leader.FoundedTuskegeeInstitute.Woman whosecancer cell culturewas used to createone of the mostimportant cell linesin cancer researchin 1951.importantarchitectandteacherHe was Secretaryof State, servingunder PresidentGeorge W. Bush.He was a 4-StarGeneral.first BlackmaleastronautConsidered thegreatestbasketball playerever. Currentlyplays for the L.A.Lakers.Began herspeakingcareer in highschool as ananti-lynchingactivist.Workedwith MartinLutherKing, Jr.First BlackGeneralin the U.S.Air ForceIn the early 1900sher makeup andhair care businessearned over onemillion dollars ayear.First Black child todesegregate anall-whiteelementary schoolin New Orleans,Louisiana in 1960.He was thefirst Blackperson tostar inmovies.Won thePulitzer Prizefor Fiction.Wrote "TheBluest Eye" and"Beloved".She foughtforcivil rights &advised thePresidentRefused to giveup her seat to awhite man onan Alabamabus in 1955.Scientistknown forhiswork withpeanutsLead enslavedpeople throughtheUndergroundRailroadThe 49thVicePresident ofthe UnitedStates.Entertainer andFrench resistanceactivist. Spoke atthe March onWashington by theside of Dr. King.Son of former slavesfrom Kentucky whoescaped to freedomvia the UndergroundRailroad. Held 57patents, many relatedto steam engines.First blackfemaletennis playerand golferServed asthe 44thPresident ofthe UnitedStates.first personto stand atthe NorthPoleGave "Ain't I aWoman"speech.Changedher name fromIsabella Bornfree.She hasearned 11Olympicmedals ingymnastic.Gave the"I Have aDream"SpeechFirst BlackMajorLeagueBaseballplayerAmericanjazzsingerinventedtrafficsignal andgas maskHe won 4 goldmedalsat the 1936SummerOlympics inBerlin, Germany.Football playerfor the ChicagoBears.Nicknamed"Sweetness"Launched thecelebrationof "Negro HistoryWeek" in 1926,later renamedBlack HistoryMonth.U.S. attorney inChicago in 1973.First Black womanto be elected tothe U.S. Senate in1992.She raisedawarenessof theoppressionof women.First Blackwoman toget apilot'slicenseGreatestBoxer ofall TimeFirst blackwoman toserve in apresidentialcabinet positionFirst Black manto win the U.S.Open andWimbledonsingles titleFirst womanand the firstAfricanAmericannationalsecurity adviserI madeimprovementsto the ironingboardinventionShe was reallygood at mathand used herskills to helpsend astronautsto the moon.Female poet,author andcivil rightsactivistScholar, writer, andcivilrights activist whofoughtfor equal rights forBlack people. Helpedfound the NAACP.He is a civil rightsactivist,presidentialcandidate andinternationalhostagenegotiator.Thisentrepreneurguided theJackson 5 tothe top of themusic charts.First Blackwoman towin an Oscarfor portrayal in"Gone with theWind."Nine monthsbeforeRosa Parks, sherefusedto move from herseat on a bus.A politicianwho fought forcivil rights.He led the marchfrom Selma toMontgomery.Athlete andperforming artistwho becameinvolved in theCivil RightsMovement.Inventednew waysto keepthings coldFirst Blackwomanelected toU.S.Congress.Won NobelPeace Prizefor work inthe MiddleEastFounderofChicagoin 1779.Jamaican politicalleader,publisher, journalist,entrepreneur, orator,and proponent of thePan-Africanismmovement.He was born intoslavery, but heescaped andbecame a leaderinthe fight againstslavery.EnslavedAfrican-American wholed a rebellionof slaves andfree Blacks.Researchesfeminism, Blackstudies, popularmusic andsocialconsciousness.Research chemist& pioneer in thechemical synthesisof medicinal drugsfrom plants.He was a star forthe University ofNorth Carolina andthe ChicagoBulls.Many believehe is the greatestof all time.First BlackSupremeCourtJusticeAmericanballerina.Jazz singer,songwriter, pianist,arranger, & civilright activist. Wrotesong "FeelingGood" and "I put aspell on you".Jamaican,singer-songwriter,musician,guitarist, andactivist.Known forher speedandstyleBlindsingerandsongwriterTalentedtrumpet player.Nicknamed"Satchmo" or"Pops"Novelist,playwright,socialcritic.A self-taughtmathematician,astronomer,and farmer.Femalelawyer,educator andpolitician fromTexasAuthor andlawyer bornon thesouth side ofChicago.First BlackfemaleSupremeCourt JusticeCo-founded theBlack PantherParty for Self-Defense in1966.Muslimminister andhuman rightsactivist. BornMalcolm Little.Famousmoviedirector fromBrooklyn,New YorkCivil Rights activistfrom Mississippi.Worked for votingrights, economicopportunity, &access to publicfacilities.Wrote her mostfamous novel"Their EyesWere WatchingGod" in Haiti.Track star whoovercameasthma andwon 6 Olympicmedals.Wrote"Invisible Man"about thelife of BlackpeopleFirst Blackwoman to win3 goldmedals in anOlympicsHe helpedMalcolm X writehis autobiographyand wrote thebook "Roots: TheSaga of anAmerican Family.Professionaltennis player andphilanthropist.Many consider herthe Greatest of AllTime (GOAT).His magazines,Ebony and Jet,featured storiesabout AfricanAmerican people,their lives, and theiraccomplishments.Youngestperson towin golf'sMastersTournamentAlsoknown asthe "Kingof Pop"Media networkowner, talkshow host,actress,producer andphilanthropist.Educatorand leader.FoundedTuskegeeInstitute.Woman whosecancer cell culturewas used to createone of the mostimportant cell linesin cancer researchin 1951.importantarchitectandteacherHe was Secretaryof State, servingunder PresidentGeorge W. Bush.He was a 4-StarGeneral.first BlackmaleastronautConsidered thegreatestbasketball playerever. Currentlyplays for the L.A.Lakers.Began herspeakingcareer in highschool as ananti-lynchingactivist.Workedwith MartinLutherKing, Jr.First BlackGeneralin the U.S.Air ForceIn the early 1900sher makeup andhair care businessearned over onemillion dollars ayear.First Black child todesegregate anall-whiteelementary schoolin New Orleans,Louisiana in 1960.He was thefirst Blackperson tostar inmovies.Won thePulitzer Prizefor Fiction.Wrote "TheBluest Eye" and"Beloved".She foughtforcivil rights &advised thePresidentRefused to giveup her seat to awhite man onan Alabamabus in 1955.Scientistknown forhiswork withpeanutsLead enslavedpeople throughtheUndergroundRailroadThe 49thVicePresident ofthe UnitedStates.Entertainer andFrench resistanceactivist. Spoke atthe March onWashington by theside of Dr. King.Son of former slavesfrom Kentucky whoescaped to freedomvia the UndergroundRailroad. Held 57patents, many relatedto steam engines.First blackfemaletennis playerand golferServed asthe 44thPresident ofthe UnitedStates.first personto stand atthe NorthPoleGave "Ain't I aWoman"speech.Changedher name fromIsabella Bornfree.She hasearned 11Olympicmedals ingymnastic.Gave the"I Have aDream"SpeechFirst BlackMajorLeagueBaseballplayerAmericanjazzsingerinventedtrafficsignal andgas maskHe won 4 goldmedalsat the 1936SummerOlympics inBerlin, Germany.Football playerfor the ChicagoBears.Nicknamed"Sweetness"Launched thecelebrationof "Negro HistoryWeek" in 1926,later renamedBlack HistoryMonth.U.S. attorney inChicago in 1973.First Black womanto be elected tothe U.S. Senate in1992.She raisedawarenessof theoppressionof women.First Blackwoman toget apilot'slicenseGreatestBoxer ofall TimeFirst blackwoman toserve in apresidentialcabinet positionFirst Black manto win the U.S.Open andWimbledonsingles titleFirst womanand the firstAfricanAmericannationalsecurity adviserI madeimprovementsto the ironingboardinventionShe was reallygood at mathand used herskills to helpsend astronautsto the moon.Female poet,author andcivil rightsactivist

Famous Black Leaders Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Scholar, writer, and civil rights activist who fought for equal rights for Black people. Helped found the NAACP.
  2. He is a civil rights activist, presidential candidate and international hostage negotiator.
  3. This entrepreneur guided the Jackson 5 to the top of the music charts.
  4. First Black woman to win an Oscar for portrayal in "Gone with the Wind."
  5. Nine months before Rosa Parks, she refused to move from her seat on a bus.
  6. A politician who fought for civil rights. He led the march from Selma to Montgomery.
  7. Athlete and performing artist who became involved in the Civil Rights Movement.
  8. Invented new ways to keep things cold
  9. First Black woman elected to U.S. Congress.
  10. Won Nobel Peace Prize for work in the Middle East
  11. Founder of Chicago in 1779.
  12. Jamaican political leader, publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, orator, and proponent of the Pan-Africanism movement.
  13. He was born into slavery, but he escaped and became a leader in the fight against slavery.
  14. Enslaved African-American who led a rebellion of slaves and free Blacks.
  15. Researches feminism, Black studies, popular music and social consciousness.
  16. Research chemist & pioneer in the chemical synthesis of medicinal drugs from plants.
  17. He was a star for the University of North Carolina and the Chicago Bulls.Many believe he is the greatest of all time.
  18. First Black Supreme Court Justice
  19. American ballerina.
  20. Jazz singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, & civil right activist. Wrote song "Feeling Good" and "I put a spell on you".
  21. Jamaican, singer-songwriter, musician, guitarist, and activist.
  22. Known for her speed and style
  23. Blind singer and songwriter
  24. Talented trumpet player. Nicknamed "Satchmo" or "Pops"
  25. Novelist, playwright, social critic.
  26. A self-taught mathematician, astronomer, and farmer.
  27. Female lawyer, educator and politician from Texas
  28. Author and lawyer born on the south side of Chicago.
  29. First Black female Supreme Court Justice
  30. Co-founded the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense in 1966.
  31. Muslim minister and human rights activist. Born Malcolm Little.
  32. Famous movie director from Brooklyn, New York
  33. Civil Rights activist from Mississippi. Worked for voting rights, economic opportunity, & access to public facilities.
  34. Wrote her most famous novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God" in Haiti.
  35. Track star who overcame asthma and won 6 Olympic medals.
  36. Wrote "Invisible Man" about the life of Black people
  37. First Black woman to win 3 gold medals in an Olympics
  38. He helped Malcolm X write his autobiography and wrote the book "Roots: The Saga of an American Family.
  39. Professional tennis player and philanthropist. Many consider her the Greatest of All Time (GOAT).
  40. His magazines, Ebony and Jet, featured stories about African American people, their lives, and their accomplishments.
  41. Youngest person to win golf's Masters Tournament
  42. Also known as the "King of Pop"
  43. Media network owner, talk show host, actress, producer and philanthropist.
  44. Educator and leader. Founded Tuskegee Institute.
  45. Woman whose cancer cell culture was used to create one of the most important cell lines in cancer research in 1951.
  46. important architect and teacher
  47. He was Secretary of State, serving under President George W. Bush. He was a 4-Star General.
  48. first Black male astronaut
  49. Considered the greatest basketball player ever. Currently plays for the L.A. Lakers.
  50. Began her speaking career in high school as an anti-lynching activist.
  51. Worked with Martin Luther King, Jr.
  52. First Black General in the U.S. Air Force
  53. In the early 1900s her makeup and hair care business earned over one million dollars a year.
  54. First Black child to desegregate an all-white elementary school in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1960.
  55. He was the first Black person to star in movies.
  56. Won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Wrote "The Bluest Eye" and "Beloved".
  57. She fought for civil rights & advised the President
  58. Refused to give up her seat to a white man on an Alabama bus in 1955.
  59. Scientist known for his work with peanuts
  60. Lead enslaved people through the Underground Railroad
  61. The 49th Vice President of the United States.
  62. Entertainer and French resistance activist. Spoke at the March on Washington by the side of Dr. King.
  63. Son of former slaves from Kentucky who escaped to freedom via the Underground Railroad. Held 57 patents, many related to steam engines.
  64. First black female tennis player and golfer
  65. Served as the 44th President of the United States.
  66. first person to stand at the North Pole
  67. Gave "Ain't I a Woman" speech.Changed her name from Isabella Bornfree.
  68. She has earned 11 Olympic medals in gymnastic.
  69. Gave the "I Have a Dream" Speech
  70. First Black Major League Baseball player
  71. American jazz singer
  72. invented traffic signal and gas mask
  73. He won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany.
  74. Football player for the Chicago Bears. Nicknamed "Sweetness"
  75. Launched the celebration of "Negro History Week" in 1926, later renamed Black History Month.
  76. U.S. attorney in Chicago in 1973. First Black woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate in 1992.
  77. She raised awareness of the oppression of women.
  78. First Black woman to get a pilot's license
  79. Greatest Boxer of all Time
  80. First black woman to serve in a presidential cabinet position
  81. First Black man to win the U.S. Open and Wimbledon singles title
  82. First woman and the first African American national security adviser
  83. I made improvements to the ironing board invention
  84. She was really good at math and used her skills to help send astronauts to the moon.
  85. Female poet, author and civil rights activist