FrederickDouglasBorn a slave,escaped fromslavery andbecame anabolitionistleader.EdwardWBrookeHe was thefirst AfricanAmericanU.S. SenatorMississippiFreedomSummerMajor votingrights drive inMississippiduring thesummer of1964BoycottRefusing to dobusiness withsomeone inorder to affecttheir businesspracticesBooker T.WashingtonI organized theTuskegee Institute,a leading African-Am. Educationalinstitution inAmerica.GarrettMorganI inventedthe gasmask andthe firsttraffic signal.MuhammadAliI am one ofthe greatestboxers of alltime.LittleRockNineWe are the firstblack teenagers toattend the all-whiteCentral HighSchool in LittleRock, Arkansas.Sit-insNon-violent protestsin segregatedbusiness whereparticipants sat downand refused to moveuntil they wereservedMae C.JemisonI am the firstAfrican-Americanwoman inspace.Dr.PatriciaE. BathI invented amethod of eyesurgery that hashelped manyblind people tosee.SecondClassCitizenshiphaving less accessto the rights of acitizen than otherpeople in orbeyond yourcommunityBenjaminO DavisSrThe firstAfricanAmericangeneral inthe U.S armyRubyBridgesI was the firstAfricanAmerican childto attend an allwhite school inthe south.JesseJacksonI ran forPresident inthe 1980s. Iam a civilrights leader.EmancipationThe act offreeingslaves frombondageFannieLouHamerShe was thevice chair ofMississippiFreedomDemocraticParty.SystemicChangealtering a way ofdoing things,usually to makeconditions fairfor allJohnBrownFoughtagainstslavery;abolitionistDehumanizationtreatingsomeone in away thatdenies theirhuman dignityPlessy v.Fergusonsupreme courtdecision that made"Separate butequal" the law inthe south (JimCrow)MarcusGarveyI encouragedBlackmigrationback toAfrica.FreedomRidersNorthern activistswho tookintegrated bustrips through thesegregated southCharlesHHoustonHe was an AfricanAmerican lawyerand a dean ofHoward UniversityLaw schoolArethaFranklinThis Queen of Soulwas not only the firstAfrican Americanwoman inducted intothe Rock & Roll Hallof Fame, but the firstwoman, period.HBCUStands for"historicallyblack collegeor university"AbrahamLincolnPresident whosignedEmancipationProclamation,which endedslavery in the U.S.B.B.KingI am a famousmusicianknown as“The King ofthe Blues.”ColinPowellI am the firstAfrican-Americanto hold the office ofU.S. Secretary ofState.Brown v.Board ofEducationSupreme courtdecision tointegrate schools,invalidated"separate butequal"JayZBorn Sean Carter,this rapper, recordproducer, andbusiness mogul isregarded as one ofthe most influentialhip-hop artists of hisgenerationMarch onWashingtonLargest peacefulcivil rightsdemonstration in1963 - featured Dr.King's "I Have aDream"MamieTillAllowed photosof her brutallymurdered son tobe broadcast tothe worldW.E.B.DuBoisHe was awriter ascholar andthe founder ofthe NAACPMadamC.J.WalkerI become the firstAfrican Americanmillionaire for myinvention of haircare products.DianeNashConvicted forcontributing to thedelinquency ofminors when sherecruited teenagersfor civil rightsdemonstrationsGerald"Jerry"Lawsonone of the fathers ofmodern gaming, ledthe team thatdeveloped the firsthome video gamingsystem withinterchangeablecartridges.Huey P.NewtonCo-founder of theBlack PantherParty - organizedto fight policebrutality inOakland, CAJohn H.Johnsonwas an Americanbusinessman andpublisher, founder in1942 of the JohnsonPublishing publisherof Ebony and JetMagazines.SidneyPortierI am the firstAfrican-American towin an Oscarfor best actor.VirginiaHamiltonI am one ofAmerica’s mosthonored writersof books forchildren.Non-violencechoosing apeacefulmeans ofachievingchangeDr.Carter G.WoodsonI launchedNegro HistoryWeek whichlater evolvedinto BlackHistory Month.SegregationA system ofseparationbased on race,religion, or otherunchosenfactorsInstitutionalRacisma systemic way ofdoing things adoptedby businesses,government, or otherorganizations thatdenies people accessto basic rightsAlexHaleyI am a famouswriter bestknown for mywork about myfamily’s historycalled “Roots.”BillieHolidayI am one ofthe mostfamous Jazzsingers of alltime.HarrietTubmanI escaped slaveryand returned tolead others usingthe UndergroundRailroad.CivilDisobediencechoosing todisobey laws orcustoms toshow that theyare unjustIda BWellsShe foughtagainst theLynchinglaws of the1920s.MalcolmXFounded theOrganization of Afro-American Unity. I ama Muslim Ministerand human rightsactivist who wasassassinated for myefforts.SelmaMarchBridge toFreedom,fighting forvoting rights inthe deep southKobeBryantThis NBA all-starbecame the firstathlete and the AfricanAmerican to win anOscar for BestAnimated Short for hisfilm, Dear Basketball.He was a creditedwriter for the project.MartinLutherKing Jr.Led the SCLC,Marched for civilrights non-violentlydelivered the “Ihave a DreamSpeech.”AbolitionTo stop a wayof doing things,especially thepractice ofslaveryDr.CharlesDrewI am creditedwithdevelopingblood banks.BlackPantherThis character,T-Challa, firstappeared inMarvel comics in1966.JamesMeredithFirst blackstudent at theUniversity ofMississippi (3-day riot over hisenrollment)NAACPNationalAssociation for theAdvancement ofColored People,founded in 1909 byW.E.B DuBoisSojournerTruthI am a freed slavewho traveledthroughout theNorth preachingemancipation andwomen’s rights.ThurgoodMarshallHe was the firstAfricanAmericanappointed to theU.S. SupremeCourtRosaParksArrested becauseshe would not giveup her seat to awhite person on abus one dayOprahWinfreyI am the first AfricanAmerican woman tolaunch my own TVNetwork. I am a talkshow host.AsaPhilipRandolphOrganized theBrotherhood ofPullman Porters andnegotiated the firstlabor agreement by ablack union with amajor corporation.GeorgeWashingtonCarverI developedpeanutbutter and400 plantproducts!MichaelJordanI have come to beone the greatestbasketball players ofall time. Led ChicagoBulls to 6 nationalchampionshipsMedgarEversWorked for theNAACP. Waskilled whilehelping organizevoting rightsboycotts.FrederickJonesI am an AfricanAmericaninventor whoinvented the airconditioner.ShirleyChisholmI survived 3assassinationattempts duringmy campaign forthe 1972Presidentialelection.JackieRobinsonI am the firstAfrican-Americanallowed to playmajor leaguebaseball.BenjaminBannekerI am creditedwith helping todesign theblueprints forWashington,D.C.StevieWonderHe helped makeMLK's birthday anational holiday withthe assistance ofspecial lyrics from his“Happy Birthday”song.ChicagoDefenderThis Chicago-basedAfrican-Amernewspaper wasfounded in 1905 andwas once consideredthe "most important"newspaper of itskind.CondoleezzaRiceI am the firstAfrican Americanwoman to hold theposition of U.S.Secretary of State.FrederickDouglasBorn a slave,escaped fromslavery andbecame anabolitionistleader.EdwardWBrookeHe was thefirst AfricanAmericanU.S. SenatorMississippiFreedomSummerMajor votingrights drive inMississippiduring thesummer of1964BoycottRefusing to dobusiness withsomeone inorder to affecttheir businesspracticesBooker T.WashingtonI organized theTuskegee Institute,a leading African-Am. Educationalinstitution inAmerica.GarrettMorganI inventedthe gasmask andthe firsttraffic signal.MuhammadAliI am one ofthe greatestboxers of alltime.LittleRockNineWe are the firstblack teenagers toattend the all-whiteCentral HighSchool in LittleRock, Arkansas.Sit-insNon-violent protestsin segregatedbusiness whereparticipants sat downand refused to moveuntil they wereservedMae C.JemisonI am the firstAfrican-Americanwoman inspace.Dr.PatriciaE. BathI invented amethod of eyesurgery that hashelped manyblind people tosee.SecondClassCitizenshiphaving less accessto the rights of acitizen than otherpeople in orbeyond yourcommunityBenjaminO DavisSrThe firstAfricanAmericangeneral inthe U.S armyRubyBridgesI was the firstAfricanAmerican childto attend an allwhite school inthe south.JesseJacksonI ran forPresident inthe 1980s. Iam a civilrights leader.EmancipationThe act offreeingslaves frombondageFannieLouHamerShe was thevice chair ofMississippiFreedomDemocraticParty.SystemicChangealtering a way ofdoing things,usually to makeconditions fairfor allJohnBrownFoughtagainstslavery;abolitionistDehumanizationtreatingsomeone in away thatdenies theirhuman dignityPlessy v.Fergusonsupreme courtdecision that made"Separate butequal" the law inthe south (JimCrow)MarcusGarveyI encouragedBlackmigrationback toAfrica.FreedomRidersNorthern activistswho tookintegrated bustrips through thesegregated southCharlesHHoustonHe was an AfricanAmerican lawyerand a dean ofHoward UniversityLaw schoolArethaFranklinThis Queen of Soulwas not only the firstAfrican Americanwoman inducted intothe Rock & Roll Hallof Fame, but the firstwoman, period.HBCUStands for"historicallyblack collegeor university"AbrahamLincolnPresident whosignedEmancipationProclamation,which endedslavery in the U.S.B.B.KingI am a famousmusicianknown as“The King ofthe Blues.”ColinPowellI am the firstAfrican-Americanto hold the office ofU.S. Secretary ofState.Brown v.Board ofEducationSupreme courtdecision tointegrate schools,invalidated"separate butequal"JayZBorn Sean Carter,this rapper, recordproducer, andbusiness mogul isregarded as one ofthe most influentialhip-hop artists of hisgenerationMarch onWashingtonLargest peacefulcivil rightsdemonstration in1963 - featured Dr.King's "I Have aDream"MamieTillAllowed photosof her brutallymurdered son tobe broadcast tothe worldW.E.B.DuBoisHe was awriter ascholar andthe founder ofthe NAACPMadamC.J.WalkerI become the firstAfrican Americanmillionaire for myinvention of haircare products.DianeNashConvicted forcontributing to thedelinquency ofminors when sherecruited teenagersfor civil rightsdemonstrationsGerald"Jerry"Lawsonone of the fathers ofmodern gaming, ledthe team thatdeveloped the firsthome video gamingsystem withinterchangeablecartridges.Huey P.NewtonCo-founder of theBlack PantherParty - organizedto fight policebrutality inOakland, CAJohn H.Johnsonwas an Americanbusinessman andpublisher, founder in1942 of the JohnsonPublishing publisherof Ebony and JetMagazines.SidneyPortierI am the firstAfrican-American towin an Oscarfor best actor.VirginiaHamiltonI am one ofAmerica’s mosthonored writersof books forchildren.Non-violencechoosing apeacefulmeans ofachievingchangeDr.Carter G.WoodsonI launchedNegro HistoryWeek whichlater evolvedinto BlackHistory Month.SegregationA system ofseparationbased on race,religion, or otherunchosenfactorsInstitutionalRacisma systemic way ofdoing things adoptedby businesses,government, or otherorganizations thatdenies people accessto basic rightsAlexHaleyI am a famouswriter bestknown for mywork about myfamily’s historycalled “Roots.”BillieHolidayI am one ofthe mostfamous Jazzsingers of alltime.HarrietTubmanI escaped slaveryand returned tolead others usingthe UndergroundRailroad.CivilDisobediencechoosing todisobey laws orcustoms toshow that theyare unjustIda BWellsShe foughtagainst theLynchinglaws of the1920s.MalcolmXFounded theOrganization of Afro-American Unity. I ama Muslim Ministerand human rightsactivist who wasassassinated for myefforts.SelmaMarchBridge toFreedom,fighting forvoting rights inthe deep southKobeBryantThis NBA all-starbecame the firstathlete and the AfricanAmerican to win anOscar for BestAnimated Short for hisfilm, Dear Basketball.He was a creditedwriter for the project.MartinLutherKing Jr.Led the SCLC,Marched for civilrights non-violentlydelivered the “Ihave a DreamSpeech.”AbolitionTo stop a wayof doing things,especially thepractice ofslaveryDr.CharlesDrewI am creditedwithdevelopingblood banks.BlackPantherThis character,T-Challa, firstappeared inMarvel comics in1966.JamesMeredithFirst blackstudent at theUniversity ofMississippi (3-day riot over hisenrollment)NAACPNationalAssociation for theAdvancement ofColored People,founded in 1909 byW.E.B DuBoisSojournerTruthI am a freed slavewho traveledthroughout theNorth preachingemancipation andwomen’s rights.ThurgoodMarshallHe was the firstAfricanAmericanappointed to theU.S. SupremeCourtRosaParksArrested becauseshe would not giveup her seat to awhite person on abus one dayOprahWinfreyI am the first AfricanAmerican woman tolaunch my own TVNetwork. I am a talkshow host.AsaPhilipRandolphOrganized theBrotherhood ofPullman Porters andnegotiated the firstlabor agreement by ablack union with amajor corporation.GeorgeWashingtonCarverI developedpeanutbutter and400 plantproducts!MichaelJordanI have come to beone the greatestbasketball players ofall time. Led ChicagoBulls to 6 nationalchampionshipsMedgarEversWorked for theNAACP. Waskilled whilehelping organizevoting rightsboycotts.FrederickJonesI am an AfricanAmericaninventor whoinvented the airconditioner.ShirleyChisholmI survived 3assassinationattempts duringmy campaign forthe 1972Presidentialelection.JackieRobinsonI am the firstAfrican-Americanallowed to playmajor leaguebaseball.BenjaminBannekerI am creditedwith helping todesign theblueprints forWashington,D.C.StevieWonderHe helped makeMLK's birthday anational holiday withthe assistance ofspecial lyrics from his“Happy Birthday”song.ChicagoDefenderThis Chicago-basedAfrican-Amernewspaper wasfounded in 1905 andwas once consideredthe "most important"newspaper of itskind.CondoleezzaRiceI am the firstAfrican Americanwoman to hold theposition of U.S.Secretary of State.

Living Black History 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. Born a slave, escaped from slavery and became an abolitionist leader.
    Frederick Douglas
  2. He was the first African American U.S. Senator
    Edward W Brooke
  3. Major voting rights drive in Mississippi during the summer of 1964
    Mississippi Freedom Summer
  4. Refusing to do business with someone in order to affect their business practices
    Boycott
  5. I organized the Tuskegee Institute, a leading African-Am. Educational institution in America.
    Booker T. Washington
  6. I invented the gas mask and the first traffic signal.
    Garrett Morgan
  7. I am one of the greatest boxers of all time.
    Muhammad Ali
  8. We are the first black teenagers to attend the all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.
    Little Rock Nine
  9. Non-violent protests in segregated business where participants sat down and refused to move until they were served
    Sit-ins
  10. I am the first African-American woman in space.
    Mae C. Jemison
  11. I invented a method of eye surgery that has helped many blind people to see.
    Dr. Patricia E. Bath
  12. having less access to the rights of a citizen than other people in or beyond your community
    Second Class Citizenship
  13. The first African American general in the U.S army
    Benjamin O Davis Sr
  14. I was the first African American child to attend an all white school in the south.
    Ruby Bridges
  15. I ran for President in the 1980s. I am a civil rights leader.
    Jesse Jackson
  16. The act of freeing slaves from bondage
    Emancipation
  17. She was the vice chair of Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
    Fannie Lou Hamer
  18. altering a way of doing things, usually to make conditions fair for all
    Systemic Change
  19. Fought against slavery; abolitionist
    John Brown
  20. treating someone in a way that denies their human dignity
    Dehumanization
  21. supreme court decision that made "Separate but equal" the law in the south (Jim Crow)
    Plessy v. Ferguson
  22. I encouraged Black migration back to Africa.
    Marcus Garvey
  23. Northern activists who took integrated bus trips through the segregated south
    Freedom Riders
  24. He was an African American lawyer and a dean of Howard University Law school
    Charles H Houston
  25. This Queen of Soul was not only the first African American woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, but the first woman, period.
    Aretha Franklin
  26. Stands for "historically black college or university"
    HBCU
  27. President who signed Emancipation Proclamation, which ended slavery in the U.S.
    Abraham Lincoln
  28. I am a famous musician known as “The King of the Blues.”
    B.B. King
  29. I am the first African-American to hold the office of U.S. Secretary of State.
    Colin Powell
  30. Supreme court decision to integrate schools, invalidated "separate but equal"
    Brown v. Board of Education
  31. Born Sean Carter, this rapper, record producer, and business mogul is regarded as one of the most influential hip-hop artists of his generation
    Jay Z
  32. Largest peaceful civil rights demonstration in 1963 - featured Dr. King's "I Have a Dream"
    March on Washington
  33. Allowed photos of her brutally murdered son to be broadcast to the world
    Mamie Till
  34. He was a writer a scholar and the founder of the NAACP
    W.E.B. DuBois
  35. I become the first African American millionaire for my invention of hair care products.
    Madam C.J. Walker
  36. Convicted for contributing to the delinquency of minors when she recruited teenagers for civil rights demonstrations
    Diane Nash
  37. one of the fathers of modern gaming, led the team that developed the first home video gaming system with interchangeable cartridges.
    Gerald "Jerry" Lawson
  38. Co-founder of the Black Panther Party - organized to fight police brutality in Oakland, CA
    Huey P. Newton
  39. was an American businessman and publisher, founder in 1942 of the Johnson Publishing publisher of Ebony and Jet Magazines.
    John H. Johnson
  40. I am the first African-American to win an Oscar for best actor.
    Sidney Portier
  41. I am one of America’s most honored writers of books for children.
    Virginia Hamilton
  42. choosing a peaceful means of achieving change
    Non-violence
  43. I launched Negro History Week which later evolved into Black History Month.
    Dr. Carter G. Woodson
  44. A system of separation based on race, religion, or other unchosen factors
    Segregation
  45. a systemic way of doing things adopted by businesses, government, or other organizations that denies people access to basic rights
    Institutional Racism
  46. I am a famous writer best known for my work about my family’s history called “Roots.”
    Alex Haley
  47. I am one of the most famous Jazz singers of all time.
    Billie Holiday
  48. I escaped slavery and returned to lead others using the Underground Railroad.
    Harriet Tubman
  49. choosing to disobey laws or customs to show that they are unjust
    Civil Disobedience
  50. She fought against the Lynching laws of the 1920s.
    Ida B Wells
  51. Founded the Organization of Afro-American Unity. I am a Muslim Minister and human rights activist who was assassinated for my efforts.
    Malcolm X
  52. Bridge to Freedom, fighting for voting rights in the deep south
    Selma March
  53. This NBA all-star became the first athlete and the African American to win an Oscar for Best Animated Short for his film, Dear Basketball. He was a credited writer for the project.
    Kobe Bryant
  54. Led the SCLC, Marched for civil rights non-violently delivered the “I have a Dream Speech.”
    Martin Luther King Jr.
  55. To stop a way of doing things, especially the practice of slavery
    Abolition
  56. I am credited with developing blood banks.
    Dr. Charles Drew
  57. This character, T-Challa, first appeared in Marvel comics in 1966.
    Black Panther
  58. First black student at the University of Mississippi (3-day riot over his enrollment)
    James Meredith
  59. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, founded in 1909 by W.E.B DuBois
    NAACP
  60. I am a freed slave who traveled throughout the North preaching emancipation and women’s rights.
    Sojourner Truth
  61. He was the first African American appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court
    Thurgood Marshall
  62. Arrested because she would not give up her seat to a white person on a bus one day
    Rosa Parks
  63. I am the first African American woman to launch my own TV Network. I am a talk show host.
    Oprah Winfrey
  64. Organized the Brotherhood of Pullman Porters and negotiated the first labor agreement by a black union with a major corporation.
    Asa Philip Randolph
  65. I developed peanut butter and 400 plant products!
    George Washington Carver
  66. I have come to be one the greatest basketball players of all time. Led Chicago Bulls to 6 national championships
    Michael Jordan
  67. Worked for the NAACP. Was killed while helping organize voting rights boycotts.
    Medgar Evers
  68. I am an African American inventor who invented the air conditioner.
    Frederick Jones
  69. I survived 3 assassination attempts during my campaign for the 1972 Presidential election.
    Shirley Chisholm
  70. I am the first African- American allowed to play major league baseball.
    Jackie Robinson
  71. I am credited with helping to design the blueprints for Washington, D.C.
    Benjamin Banneker
  72. He helped make MLK's birthday a national holiday with the assistance of special lyrics from his “Happy Birthday” song.
    Stevie Wonder
  73. This Chicago-based African-Amer newspaper was founded in 1905 and was once considered the "most important" newspaper of its kind.
    Chicago Defender
  74. I am the first African American woman to hold the position of U.S. Secretary of State.
    Condoleezza Rice