I am the firstAfricanAmerican everselected to theU.S. SenateI am the firstAfrican Americanto hold the Worldheavyweightchampion boxingtitle in 1908I was a minister, humanrights activist andprominent blacknationalist leader whoserved as a spokesmanfor the Nation of Islamduring the 1950s and1960sI am the firstAfricanAmericanwomen tolaunch my ownTV NetworkI was an American author,actress, screenwriter, dancer,poet and civil rights activistbest known for her 1969memoir, I Know Why theCaged Bird Sings, whichmade literary history as thefirst nonfiction best-seller byan African-American womanI was the firstAfricanAmerican toattend an allwhite schoolI was an American track andfield athlete and four-timeOlympic gold medalist in the1936 Games. Owensspecialized in the sprints andthe long jump and wasrecognized in his lifetime as"perhaps the greatest andmost famous athlete in trackand fI escaped slaveryand returned tolead others usingthe UndergroundRailroad15thamendmentI am the firstAfricanAmericanwomen electedto the House ofRepresentativesI started aschool inFlorida that hasnow become acollegeI am thesecretary forthe NAACP andwasassassinated atmy homeI ran forpresident inthe 1980's. Iam a civilrights leader.I was an eminenthuman rights leader inthe anti-slaverymovement and thefirst African-Americancitizen to hold a highU.S. governmentrank.I am the firstAfricanAmerican tobecomePresident of theU.S.I was jailed for27 years andlater becamepresident ofAfricaI am the firstAfrican Americanperformer to winan AcademyAwardI was thePresident whopassed theEmancipationProclamationfreeing all slavesin the U.S.14thamendmentI was arrestedfor refusing togive up my seatto anotherperson on abus one dayI escapedfrom slaveryand becamean abolitionistleaderI used nonviolentmeasures topromote civilrights, I deliveredthe "I have aDream Speech"I was an Americanprofessional boxer,activist, andphilanthropist.Nicknamed "TheGreatest"I was part of the 1960spop/soul trio theSupremes beforeembarking on asuccessful solo career,also starring in suchfilms as 'Lady Sings theBlues' and 'The Wiz.'I am the firstAfricanAmerican everselected to theU.S. SenateI am the firstAfrican Americanto hold the Worldheavyweightchampion boxingtitle in 1908I was a minister, humanrights activist andprominent blacknationalist leader whoserved as a spokesmanfor the Nation of Islamduring the 1950s and1960sI am the firstAfricanAmericanwomen tolaunch my ownTV NetworkI was an American author,actress, screenwriter, dancer,poet and civil rights activistbest known for her 1969memoir, I Know Why theCaged Bird Sings, whichmade literary history as thefirst nonfiction best-seller byan African-American womanI was the firstAfricanAmerican toattend an allwhite schoolI was an American track andfield athlete and four-timeOlympic gold medalist in the1936 Games. Owensspecialized in the sprints andthe long jump and wasrecognized in his lifetime as"perhaps the greatest andmost famous athlete in trackand fI escaped slaveryand returned tolead others usingthe UndergroundRailroad15thamendmentI am the firstAfricanAmericanwomen electedto the House ofRepresentativesI started aschool inFlorida that hasnow become acollegeI am thesecretary forthe NAACP andwasassassinated atmy homeI ran forpresident inthe 1980's. Iam a civilrights leader.I was an eminenthuman rights leader inthe anti-slaverymovement and thefirst African-Americancitizen to hold a highU.S. governmentrank.I am the firstAfricanAmerican tobecomePresident of theU.S.I was jailed for27 years andlater becamepresident ofAfricaI am the firstAfrican Americanperformer to winan AcademyAwardI was thePresident whopassed theEmancipationProclamationfreeing all slavesin the U.S.14thamendmentI was arrestedfor refusing togive up my seatto anotherperson on abus one dayI escapedfrom slaveryand becamean abolitionistleaderI used nonviolentmeasures topromote civilrights, I deliveredthe "I have aDream Speech"I was an Americanprofessional boxer,activist, andphilanthropist.Nicknamed "TheGreatest"I was part of the 1960spop/soul trio theSupremes beforeembarking on asuccessful solo career,also starring in suchfilms as 'Lady Sings theBlues' and 'The Wiz.'

Black History Month 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. I am the first African American ever selected to the U.S. Senate
  2. I am the first African American to hold the World heavyweight champion boxing title in 1908
  4. I was a minister, human rights activist and prominent black nationalist leader who served as a spokesman for the Nation of Islam during the 1950s and 1960s
  6. I am the first African American women to launch my own TV Network
  8. I was an American author, actress, screenwriter, dancer, poet and civil rights activist best known for her 1969 memoir, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, which made literary history as the first nonfiction best-seller by an African-American woman
  9. I was the first African American to attend an all white school
  10. I was an American track and field athlete and four-time Olympic gold medalist in the 1936 Games. Owens specialized in the sprints and the long jump and was recognized in his lifetime as "perhaps the greatest and most famous athlete in track and f
  11. I escaped slavery and returned to lead others using the Underground Railroad
  12. 15th amendment
  13. I am the first African American women elected to the House of Representatives
  14. I started a school in Florida that has now become a college
  15. I am the secretary for the NAACP and was assassinated at my home
  16. I ran for president in the 1980's. I am a civil rights leader.
  17. I was an eminent human rights leader in the anti-slavery movement and the first African-American citizen to hold a high U.S. government rank.
  18. I am the first African American to become President of the U.S.
  19. I was jailed for 27 years and later became president of Africa
  20. I am the first African American performer to win an Academy Award
  21. I was the President who passed the Emancipation Proclamation freeing all slaves in the U.S.
  23. 14th amendment
  24. I was arrested for refusing to give up my seat to another person on a bus one day
  25. I escaped from slavery and became an abolitionist leader
  26. I used nonviolent measures to promote civil rights, I delivered the "I have a Dream Speech"
  27. I was an American professional boxer, activist, and philanthropist. Nicknamed "The Greatest"
  28. I was part of the 1960s pop/soul trio the Supremes before embarking on a successful solo career, also starring in such films as 'Lady Sings the Blues' and 'The Wiz.'