Scholar, writer, andcivilrights activist whofoughtfor equal rights forBlack people. Helpedfound the NAACP.First BlackMajorLeagueBaseballplayerNovelist,playwright,socialcritic.Launched thecelebrationof "Negro HistoryWeek" in 1926,later renamedBlack HistoryMonth.inventedtrafficsignal andgas maskHe was born intoslavery, but heescaped andbecame a leaderinthe fight againstslavery.Americanballerina.He was a star forthe University ofNorth Carolina andthe ChicagoBulls.Many believehe is the greatestof all time.He won 4 goldmedalsat the 1936SummerOlympics inBerlin, Germany.He helpedMalcolm X writehis autobiographyand wrote thebook "Roots: TheSaga of anAmerican Family.Media networkowner, talkshow host,actress,producer andphilanthropist.FounderofChicagoin 1779.He was Secretaryof State, servingunder PresidentGeorge W. Bush.He was a 4-StarGeneral.First BlackGeneralin the U.S.Air ForceWrote"Invisible Man"about thelife of BlackpeopleWorkedwith MartinLutherKing, Jr.AmericanjazzsingerNine monthsbeforeRosa Parks, sherefusedto move from herseat on a bus.Gave the"I Have aDream"SpeechJazz singer,songwriter, pianist,arranger, & civilright activist. Wrotesong "FeelingGood" and "I put aspell on you".Alsoknown asthe "Kingof Pop"Jamaican politicalleader,publisher, journalist,entrepreneur, orator,and proponent of thePan-Africanismmovement.In the early 1900sher makeup andhair care businessearned over onemillion dollars ayear.First Blackwoman to win3 goldmedals in anOlympicsInventednew waysto keepthings coldEducatorand leader.FoundedTuskegeeInstitute.A self-taughtmathematician,astronomer,and farmer.BlindsingerandsongwriterHe was thefirst Blackperson tostar inmovies.Jamaican,singer-songwriter,musician,guitarist, andactivist.First Blackwomanelected toU.S.Congress.first personto stand atthe NorthPoleTrack star whoovercameasthma andwon 6 Olympicmedals.First womanand the firstAfricanAmericannationalsecurity adviserFirst BlackfemaleSupremeCourt JusticeKnown forher speedandstyleFootball playerfor the ChicagoBears.Nicknamed"Sweetness"Female poet,author andcivil rightsactivistShe raisedawarenessof theoppressionof women.Athlete andperforming artistwho becameinvolved in theCivil RightsMovement.importantarchitectandteacherLead enslavedpeople throughtheUndergroundRailroadWon NobelPeace Prizefor work inthe MiddleEastShe was reallygood at mathand used herskills to helpsend astronautsto the moon.Won thePulitzer Prizefor Fiction.Wrote "TheBluest Eye" and"Beloved".Wrote her mostfamous novel"Their EyesWere WatchingGod" in Haiti.Researchesfeminism, Blackstudies, popularmusic andsocialconsciousness.Son of former slavesfrom Kentucky whoescaped to freedomvia the UndergroundRailroad. Held 57patents, many relatedto steam engines.His magazines,Ebony and Jet,featured storiesabout AfricanAmerican people,their lives, and theiraccomplishments.A politicianwho fought forcivil rights.He led the marchfrom Selma toMontgomery.Muslimminister andhuman rightsactivist. BornMalcolm Little.Woman whosecancer cell culturewas used to createone of the mostimportant cell linesin cancer researchin 1951.Entertainer andFrench resistanceactivist. Spoke atthe March onWashington by theside of Dr. King.Refused to giveup her seat to awhite man onan Alabamabus in 1955.Civil Rights activistfrom Mississippi.Worked for votingrights, economicopportunity, &access to publicfacilities.Author andlawyer bornon thesouth side ofChicago.First Blackwoman toget apilot'slicenseConsidered thegreatestbasketball playerever. Currentlyplays for the L.A.Lakers.Famousmoviedirector fromBrooklyn,New YorkEnslavedAfrican-American wholed a rebellionof slaves andfree Blacks.Co-founded theBlack PantherParty for Self-Defense in1966.Scientistknown forhiswork withpeanutsfirst BlackmaleastronautFirst blackfemaletennis playerand golferGave "Ain't I aWoman"speech.Changedher name fromIsabella Bornfree.Femalelawyer,educator andpolitician fromTexasResearch chemist& pioneer in thechemical synthesisof medicinal drugsfrom plants.U.S. attorney inChicago in 1973.First Black womanto be elected tothe U.S. Senate in1992.Talentedtrumpet player.Nicknamed"Satchmo" or"Pops"Thisentrepreneurguided theJackson 5 tothe top of themusic charts.First BlackSupremeCourtJusticeYoungestperson towin golf'sMastersTournamentShe foughtforcivil rights &advised thePresidentProfessionaltennis player andphilanthropist.Many consider herthe Greatest of AllTime (GOAT).GreatestBoxer ofall TimeHe is a civil rightsactivist,presidentialcandidate andinternationalhostagenegotiator.She hasearned 11Olympicmedals ingymnastic.Served asthe 44thPresident ofthe UnitedStates.First blackwoman toserve in apresidentialcabinet positionFirst Black manto win the U.S.Open andWimbledonsingles titleFirst Black child todesegregate anall-whiteelementary schoolin New Orleans,Louisiana in 1960.Began herspeakingcareer in highschool as ananti-lynchingactivist.The 49thVicePresident ofthe UnitedStates.First Blackwoman towin an Oscarfor portrayal in"Gone with theWind."I madeimprovementsto the ironingboardinventionScholar, writer, andcivilrights activist whofoughtfor equal rights forBlack people. Helpedfound the NAACP.First BlackMajorLeagueBaseballplayerNovelist,playwright,socialcritic.Launched thecelebrationof "Negro HistoryWeek" in 1926,later renamedBlack HistoryMonth.inventedtrafficsignal andgas maskHe was born intoslavery, but heescaped andbecame a leaderinthe fight againstslavery.Americanballerina.He was a star forthe University ofNorth Carolina andthe ChicagoBulls.Many believehe is the greatestof all time.He won 4 goldmedalsat the 1936SummerOlympics inBerlin, Germany.He helpedMalcolm X writehis autobiographyand wrote thebook "Roots: TheSaga of anAmerican Family.Media networkowner, talkshow host,actress,producer andphilanthropist.FounderofChicagoin 1779.He was Secretaryof State, servingunder PresidentGeorge W. Bush.He was a 4-StarGeneral.First BlackGeneralin the U.S.Air ForceWrote"Invisible Man"about thelife of BlackpeopleWorkedwith MartinLutherKing, Jr.AmericanjazzsingerNine monthsbeforeRosa Parks, sherefusedto move from herseat on a bus.Gave the"I Have aDream"SpeechJazz singer,songwriter, pianist,arranger, & civilright activist. Wrotesong "FeelingGood" and "I put aspell on you".Alsoknown asthe "Kingof Pop"Jamaican politicalleader,publisher, journalist,entrepreneur, orator,and proponent of thePan-Africanismmovement.In the early 1900sher makeup andhair care businessearned over onemillion dollars ayear.First Blackwoman to win3 goldmedals in anOlympicsInventednew waysto keepthings coldEducatorand leader.FoundedTuskegeeInstitute.A self-taughtmathematician,astronomer,and farmer.BlindsingerandsongwriterHe was thefirst Blackperson tostar inmovies.Jamaican,singer-songwriter,musician,guitarist, andactivist.First Blackwomanelected toU.S.Congress.first personto stand atthe NorthPoleTrack star whoovercameasthma andwon 6 Olympicmedals.First womanand the firstAfricanAmericannationalsecurity adviserFirst BlackfemaleSupremeCourt JusticeKnown forher speedandstyleFootball playerfor the ChicagoBears.Nicknamed"Sweetness"Female poet,author andcivil rightsactivistShe raisedawarenessof theoppressionof women.Athlete andperforming artistwho becameinvolved in theCivil RightsMovement.importantarchitectandteacherLead enslavedpeople throughtheUndergroundRailroadWon NobelPeace Prizefor work inthe MiddleEastShe was reallygood at mathand used herskills to helpsend astronautsto the moon.Won thePulitzer Prizefor Fiction.Wrote "TheBluest Eye" and"Beloved".Wrote her mostfamous novel"Their EyesWere WatchingGod" in Haiti.Researchesfeminism, Blackstudies, popularmusic andsocialconsciousness.Son of former slavesfrom Kentucky whoescaped to freedomvia the UndergroundRailroad. Held 57patents, many relatedto steam engines.His magazines,Ebony and Jet,featured storiesabout AfricanAmerican people,their lives, and theiraccomplishments.A politicianwho fought forcivil rights.He led the marchfrom Selma toMontgomery.Muslimminister andhuman rightsactivist. BornMalcolm Little.Woman whosecancer cell culturewas used to createone of the mostimportant cell linesin cancer researchin 1951.Entertainer andFrench resistanceactivist. Spoke atthe March onWashington by theside of Dr. King.Refused to giveup her seat to awhite man onan Alabamabus in 1955.Civil Rights activistfrom Mississippi.Worked for votingrights, economicopportunity, &access to publicfacilities.Author andlawyer bornon thesouth side ofChicago.First Blackwoman toget apilot'slicenseConsidered thegreatestbasketball playerever. 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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. First Black Major League Baseball player
  3. Novelist, playwright, social critic.
  4. Launched the celebration of "Negro History Week" in 1926, later renamed Black History Month.
  5. invented traffic signal and gas mask
  6. He was born into slavery, but he escaped and became a leader in the fight against slavery.
  7. American ballerina.
  8. He was a star for the University of North Carolina and the Chicago Bulls.Many believe he is the greatest of all time.
  9. He won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany.
  10. He helped Malcolm X write his autobiography and wrote the book "Roots: The Saga of an American Family.
  11. Media network owner, talk show host, actress, producer and philanthropist.
  12. Founder of Chicago in 1779.
  13. He was Secretary of State, serving under President George W. Bush. He was a 4-Star General.
  14. First Black General in the U.S. Air Force
  15. Wrote "Invisible Man" about the life of Black people
  16. Worked with Martin Luther King, Jr.
  17. American jazz singer
  18. Nine months before Rosa Parks, she refused to move from her seat on a bus.
  19. Gave the "I Have a Dream" Speech
  20. Jazz singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, & civil right activist. Wrote song "Feeling Good" and "I put a spell on you".
  21. Also known as the "King of Pop"
  22. Jamaican political leader, publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, orator, and proponent of the Pan-Africanism movement.
  23. In the early 1900s her makeup and hair care business earned over one million dollars a year.
  24. First Black woman to win 3 gold medals in an Olympics
  25. Invented new ways to keep things cold
  26. Educator and leader. Founded Tuskegee Institute.
  27. A self-taught mathematician, astronomer, and farmer.
  28. Blind singer and songwriter
  29. He was the first Black person to star in movies.
  30. Jamaican, singer-songwriter, musician, guitarist, and activist.
  31. First Black woman elected to U.S. Congress.
  32. first person to stand at the North Pole
  33. Track star who overcame asthma and won 6 Olympic medals.
  34. First woman and the first African American national security adviser
  35. First Black female Supreme Court Justice
  36. Known for her speed and style
  37. Football player for the Chicago Bears. Nicknamed "Sweetness"
  38. Female poet, author and civil rights activist
  39. She raised awareness of the oppression of women.
  40. Athlete and performing artist who became involved in the Civil Rights Movement.
  41. important architect and teacher
  42. Lead enslaved people through the Underground Railroad
  43. Won Nobel Peace Prize for work in the Middle East
  44. She was really good at math and used her skills to help send astronauts to the moon.
  45. Won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Wrote "The Bluest Eye" and "Beloved".
  46. Wrote her most famous novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God" in Haiti.
  47. Researches feminism, Black studies, popular music and social consciousness.
  48. Son of former slaves from Kentucky who escaped to freedom via the Underground Railroad. Held 57 patents, many related to steam engines.
  49. His magazines, Ebony and Jet, featured stories about African American people, their lives, and their accomplishments.
  50. A politician who fought for civil rights. He led the march from Selma to Montgomery.
  51. Muslim minister and human rights activist. Born Malcolm Little.
  52. Woman whose cancer cell culture was used to create one of the most important cell lines in cancer research in 1951.
  53. Entertainer and French resistance activist. Spoke at the March on Washington by the side of Dr. King.
  54. Refused to give up her seat to a white man on an Alabama bus in 1955.
  55. Civil Rights activist from Mississippi. Worked for voting rights, economic opportunity, & access to public facilities.
  56. Author and lawyer born on the south side of Chicago.
  57. First Black woman to get a pilot's license
  58. Considered the greatest basketball player ever. Currently plays for the L.A. Lakers.
  59. Famous movie director from Brooklyn, New York
  60. Enslaved African-American who led a rebellion of slaves and free Blacks.
  61. Co-founded the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense in 1966.
  62. Scientist known for his work with peanuts
  63. first Black male astronaut
  64. First black female tennis player and golfer
  65. Gave "Ain't I a Woman" speech.Changed her name from Isabella Bornfree.
  66. Female lawyer, educator and politician from Texas
  67. Research chemist & pioneer in the chemical synthesis of medicinal drugs from plants.
  68. U.S. attorney in Chicago in 1973. First Black woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate in 1992.
  69. Talented trumpet player. Nicknamed "Satchmo" or "Pops"
  70. This entrepreneur guided the Jackson 5 to the top of the music charts.
  71. First Black Supreme Court Justice
  72. Youngest person to win golf's Masters Tournament
  73. She fought for civil rights & advised the President
  74. Professional tennis player and philanthropist. Many consider her the Greatest of All Time (GOAT).
  75. Greatest Boxer of all Time
  76. He is a civil rights activist, presidential candidate and international hostage negotiator.
  77. She has earned 11 Olympic medals in gymnastic.
  78. Served as the 44th President of the United States.
  79. First black woman to serve in a presidential cabinet position
  80. First Black man to win the U.S. Open and Wimbledon singles title
  81. First Black child to desegregate an all-white elementary school in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1960.
  82. Began her speaking career in high school as an anti-lynching activist.
  83. The 49th Vice President of the United States.
  84. First Black woman to win an Oscar for portrayal in "Gone with the Wind."
  85. I made improvements to the ironing board invention