I was a minister,human rights activistand prominent blacknationalist leader whoserved as aspokesman for theNation of Islam duringthe 1950s and 1960sI am the firstAfrican Americanperformer to winan AcademyAwardI escapedfrom slaveryand becamean abolitionistleader14thamendmentI was jailed for27 years andlater becamepresident ofAfricaI am the first AfricanAmerican to holdthe Worldheavyweightchampion boxingtitle in 1908I am the firstAfricanAmerican tobecomePresident of theU.S.15thamendmentI escaped slaveryand returned tolead others usingthe UndergroundRailroadI am thesecretary forthe NAACP andwasassassinated atmy homeI am the firstAfricanAmericanwomen electedto the House ofRepresentativesI ran forpresident inthe 1980's. Iam a civilrights leader.I used nonviolentmeasures topromote civil rights,I delivered the "Ihave a DreamSpeech"I started aschool inFlorida that hasnow become acollegeI was an American author,actress, screenwriter,dancer, poet and civil rightsactivist best known for her1969 memoir, I Know Whythe Caged Bird Sings,which made literary historyas the first nonfiction best-seller by an African-American womanI was thefirst AfricanAmerican toattend an allwhite schoolI was an Americanprofessional boxer,activist, andphilanthropist.Nicknamed "TheGreatest"I am the firstAfricanAmericanwomen tolaunch my ownTV NetworkI was part of the 1960spop/soul trio theSupremes beforeembarking on asuccessful solo career,also starring in suchfilms as 'Lady Singsthe Blues' and 'TheWiz.'I was an American trackand field athlete and four-time Olympic gold medalistin the 1936 Games. Owensspecialized in the sprintsand the long jump and wasrecognized in his lifetimeas "perhaps the greatestand most famous athlete intrack and fI am the firstAfricanAmerican everselected to theU.S. SenateI was an eminenthuman rights leaderin the anti-slaverymovement and thefirst African-Americancitizen to hold a highU.S. governmentrank.I was thePresident whopassed theEmancipationProclamationfreeing all slavesin the U.S.I was arrestedfor refusing togive up my seatto anotherperson on a busone dayI was a minister,human rights activistand prominent blacknationalist leader whoserved as aspokesman for theNation of Islam duringthe 1950s and 1960sI am the firstAfrican Americanperformer to winan AcademyAwardI escapedfrom slaveryand becamean abolitionistleader14thamendmentI was jailed for27 years andlater becamepresident ofAfricaI am the first AfricanAmerican to holdthe Worldheavyweightchampion boxingtitle in 1908I am the firstAfricanAmerican tobecomePresident of theU.S.15thamendmentI escaped slaveryand returned tolead others usingthe UndergroundRailroadI am thesecretary forthe NAACP andwasassassinated atmy homeI am the firstAfricanAmericanwomen electedto the House ofRepresentativesI ran forpresident inthe 1980's. Iam a civilrights leader.I used nonviolentmeasures topromote civil rights,I delivered the "Ihave a DreamSpeech"I started aschool inFlorida that hasnow become acollegeI was an American author,actress, screenwriter,dancer, poet and civil rightsactivist best known for her1969 memoir, I Know Whythe Caged Bird Sings,which made literary historyas the first nonfiction best-seller by an African-American womanI was thefirst AfricanAmerican toattend an allwhite schoolI was an Americanprofessional boxer,activist, andphilanthropist.Nicknamed "TheGreatest"I am the firstAfricanAmericanwomen tolaunch my ownTV NetworkI was part of the 1960spop/soul trio theSupremes beforeembarking on asuccessful solo career,also starring in suchfilms as 'Lady Singsthe Blues' and 'TheWiz.'I was an American trackand field athlete and four-time Olympic gold medalistin the 1936 Games. Owensspecialized in the sprintsand the long jump and wasrecognized in his lifetimeas "perhaps the greatestand most famous athlete intrack and fI am the firstAfricanAmerican everselected to theU.S. SenateI was an eminenthuman rights leaderin the anti-slaverymovement and thefirst African-Americancitizen to hold a highU.S. governmentrank.I was thePresident whopassed theEmancipationProclamationfreeing all slavesin the U.S.I was arrestedfor refusing togive up my seatto anotherperson on a busone day

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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  2. 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
  3. I am the first African American performer to win an Academy Award
  4. I escaped from slavery and became an abolitionist leader
  5. 14th amendment
  6. I was jailed for 27 years and later became president of Africa
  7. I am the first African American to hold the World heavyweight champion boxing title in 1908
  8. I am the first African American to become President of the U.S.
  10. 15th amendment
  12. I escaped slavery and returned to lead others using the Underground Railroad
  14. I am the secretary for the NAACP and was assassinated at my home
  15. I am the first African American women elected to the House of Representatives
  16. I ran for president in the 1980's. I am a civil rights leader.
  17. I used nonviolent measures to promote civil rights, I delivered the "I have a Dream Speech"
  18. I started a school in Florida that has now become a college
  19. 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
  21. I was the first African American to attend an all white school
  22. I was an American professional boxer, activist, and philanthropist. Nicknamed "The Greatest"
  23. I am the first African American women to launch my own TV Network
  24. 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.'
  25. 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
  26. I am the first African American ever selected to the U.S. Senate
  27. 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.
  28. I was the President who passed the Emancipation Proclamation freeing all slaves in the U.S.
  29. I was arrested for refusing to give up my seat to another person on a bus one day