BillieHolidayI am one ofthe mostfamous Jazzsingers of alltime.CivilDisobediencechoosing todisobey laws orcustoms toshow that theyare unjustSegregationA system ofseparationbased on race,religion, or otherunchosenfactorsSidneyPortierI am the firstAfrican-American towin an Oscarfor best actor.FrederickJonesI am an AfricanAmericaninventor whoinvented the airconditioner.NAACPNationalAssociation for theAdvancement ofColored People,founded in 1909 byW.E.B DuBoisBoycottRefusing to dobusiness withsomeone inorder to affecttheir businesspracticesEmancipationThe act offreeingslaves frombondageHarrietTubmanI escaped slaveryand returned tolead others usingthe UndergroundRailroad.ThurgoodMarshallHe was the firstAfricanAmericanappointed to theU.S. SupremeCourtGeorgeWashingtonCarverI developedpeanutbutter and400 plantproducts!OprahWinfreyI am the first AfricanAmerican woman tolaunch my own TVNetwork. I am a talkshow host.LittleRockNineWe are the firstblack teenagers toattend the all-whiteCentral HighSchool in LittleRock, Arkansas.JayZBorn Sean Carter,this rapper, recordproducer, andbusiness mogul isregarded as one ofthe most influentialhip-hop artists of hisgenerationAbrahamLincolnPresident whosignedEmancipationProclamation,which endedslavery in the U.S.SojournerTruthI am a freed slavewho traveledthroughout theNorth preachingemancipation andwomen’s rights.BenjaminBannekerI am creditedwith helping todesign theblueprints forWashington,D.C.ArethaFranklinThis Queen of Soulwas not only the firstAfrican Americanwoman inducted intothe Rock & Roll Hallof Fame, but the firstwoman, period.MuhammadAliI am one ofthe greatestboxers of alltime.ChicagoDefenderThis Chicago-basedAfrican-Amernewspaper wasfounded in 1905 andwas once consideredthe "most important"newspaper of itskind.Dehumanizationtreatingsomeone in away thatdenies theirhuman dignityPlessy v.Fergusonsupreme courtdecision that made"Separate butequal" the law inthe south (JimCrow)MadamC.J.WalkerI become the firstAfrican Americanmillionaire for myinvention of haircare products.DianeNashConvicted forcontributing to thedelinquency ofminors when sherecruited teenagersfor civil rightsdemonstrationsSystemicChangealtering a way ofdoing things,usually to makeconditions fairfor allBlackPantherThis character,T-Challa, firstappeared inMarvel comics in1966.FrederickDouglasBorn a slave,escaped fromslavery andbecame anabolitionistleader.Sit-insNon-violent protestsin segregatedbusiness whereparticipants sat downand refused to moveuntil they wereservedJohn H.Johnsonwas an Americanbusinessman andpublisher, founder in1942 of the JohnsonPublishing publisherof Ebony and JetMagazines.MamieTillAllowed photosof her brutallymurdered son tobe broadcast tothe worldCharlesHHoustonHe was an AfricanAmerican lawyerand a dean ofHoward UniversityLaw schoolHuey P.NewtonCo-founder of theBlack PantherParty - organizedto fight policebrutality inOakland, CAMississippiFreedomSummerMajor votingrights drive inMississippiduring thesummer of1964Brown v.Board ofEducationSupreme courtdecision tointegrate schools,invalidated"separate butequal"KobeBryantThis 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.Booker T.WashingtonI organized theTuskegee Institute,a leading African-Am. Educationalinstitution inAmerica.Dr.CharlesDrewI am creditedwithdevelopingblood banks.GarrettMorganI inventedthe gasmask andthe firsttraffic signal.EdwardWBrookeHe was thefirst AfricanAmericanU.S. SenatorStevieWonderHe helped makeMLK's birthday anational holiday withthe assistance ofspecial lyrics from his“Happy Birthday”song.Non-violencechoosing apeacefulmeans ofachievingchangeMarch onWashingtonLargest peacefulcivil rightsdemonstration in1963 - featured Dr.King's "I Have aDream"Dr.Carter G.WoodsonI launchedNegro HistoryWeek whichlater evolvedinto BlackHistory Month.AsaPhilipRandolphOrganized theBrotherhood ofPullman Porters andnegotiated the firstlabor agreement by ablack union with amajor corporation.BenjaminO DavisSrThe firstAfricanAmericangeneral inthe U.S armyFreedomRidersNorthern activistswho tookintegrated bustrips through thesegregated southShirleyChisholmI survived 3assassinationattempts duringmy campaign forthe 1972Presidentialelection.RosaParksArrested becauseshe would not giveup her seat to awhite person on abus one dayB.B.KingI am a famousmusicianknown as“The King ofthe Blues.”Dr.PatriciaE. BathI invented amethod of eyesurgery that hashelped manyblind people tosee.MedgarEversWorked for theNAACP. Waskilled whilehelping organizevoting rightsboycotts.AbolitionTo stop a wayof doing things,especially thepractice ofslaveryRubyBridgesI was the firstAfricanAmerican childto attend an allwhite school inthe south.W.E.B.DuBoisHe was awriter ascholar andthe founder ofthe NAACPMarcusGarveyI encouragedBlackmigrationback toAfrica.Ida BWellsShe foughtagainst theLynchinglaws of the1920s.InstitutionalRacisma systemic way ofdoing things adoptedby businesses,government, or otherorganizations thatdenies people accessto basic rightsMichaelJordanI have come to beone the greatestbasketball players ofall time. Led ChicagoBulls to 6 nationalchampionshipsSecondClassCitizenshiphaving less accessto the rights of acitizen than otherpeople in orbeyond yourcommunityGerald"Jerry"Lawsonone of the fathers ofmodern gaming, ledthe team thatdeveloped the firsthome video gamingsystem withinterchangeablecartridges.VirginiaHamiltonI am one ofAmerica’s mosthonored writersof books forchildren.HBCUStands for"historicallyblack collegeor university"CondoleezzaRiceI am the firstAfrican Americanwoman to hold theposition of U.S.Secretary of State.AlexHaleyI am a famouswriter bestknown for mywork about myfamily’s historycalled “Roots.”JamesMeredithFirst blackstudent at theUniversity ofMississippi (3-day riot over hisenrollment)JohnBrownFoughtagainstslavery;abolitionistFannieLouHamerShe was thevice chair ofMississippiFreedomDemocraticParty.JesseJacksonI ran forPresident inthe 1980s. Iam a civilrights leader.JackieRobinsonI am the firstAfrican-Americanallowed to playmajor leaguebaseball.MalcolmXFounded theOrganization of Afro-American Unity. I ama Muslim Ministerand human rightsactivist who wasassassinated for myefforts.SelmaMarchBridge toFreedom,fighting forvoting rights inthe deep southMartinLutherKing Jr.Led the SCLC,Marched for civilrights non-violentlydelivered the “Ihave a DreamSpeech.”ColinPowellI am the firstAfrican-Americanto hold the office ofU.S. Secretary ofState.Mae C.JemisonI am the firstAfrican-Americanwoman inspace.BillieHolidayI am one ofthe mostfamous Jazzsingers of alltime.CivilDisobediencechoosing todisobey laws orcustoms toshow that theyare unjustSegregationA system ofseparationbased on race,religion, or otherunchosenfactorsSidneyPortierI am the firstAfrican-American towin an Oscarfor best actor.FrederickJonesI am an AfricanAmericaninventor whoinvented the airconditioner.NAACPNationalAssociation for theAdvancement ofColored People,founded in 1909 byW.E.B DuBoisBoycottRefusing to dobusiness withsomeone inorder to affecttheir businesspracticesEmancipationThe act offreeingslaves frombondageHarrietTubmanI escaped slaveryand returned tolead others usingthe UndergroundRailroad.ThurgoodMarshallHe was the firstAfricanAmericanappointed to theU.S. SupremeCourtGeorgeWashingtonCarverI developedpeanutbutter and400 plantproducts!OprahWinfreyI am the first AfricanAmerican woman tolaunch my own TVNetwork. I am a talkshow host.LittleRockNineWe are the firstblack teenagers toattend the all-whiteCentral HighSchool in LittleRock, Arkansas.JayZBorn Sean Carter,this rapper, recordproducer, andbusiness mogul isregarded as one ofthe most influentialhip-hop artists of hisgenerationAbrahamLincolnPresident whosignedEmancipationProclamation,which endedslavery in the U.S.SojournerTruthI am a freed slavewho traveledthroughout theNorth preachingemancipation andwomen’s rights.BenjaminBannekerI am creditedwith helping todesign theblueprints forWashington,D.C.ArethaFranklinThis Queen of Soulwas not only the firstAfrican Americanwoman inducted intothe Rock & Roll Hallof Fame, but the firstwoman, period.MuhammadAliI am one ofthe greatestboxers of alltime.ChicagoDefenderThis Chicago-basedAfrican-Amernewspaper wasfounded in 1905 andwas once consideredthe "most important"newspaper of itskind.Dehumanizationtreatingsomeone in away thatdenies theirhuman dignityPlessy v.Fergusonsupreme courtdecision that made"Separate butequal" the law inthe south (JimCrow)MadamC.J.WalkerI become the firstAfrican Americanmillionaire for myinvention of haircare products.DianeNashConvicted forcontributing to thedelinquency ofminors when sherecruited teenagersfor civil rightsdemonstrationsSystemicChangealtering a way ofdoing things,usually to makeconditions fairfor allBlackPantherThis character,T-Challa, firstappeared inMarvel comics in1966.FrederickDouglasBorn a slave,escaped fromslavery andbecame anabolitionistleader.Sit-insNon-violent protestsin segregatedbusiness whereparticipants sat downand refused to moveuntil they wereservedJohn H.Johnsonwas an Americanbusinessman andpublisher, founder in1942 of the JohnsonPublishing publisherof Ebony and JetMagazines.MamieTillAllowed photosof her brutallymurdered son tobe broadcast tothe worldCharlesHHoustonHe was an AfricanAmerican lawyerand a dean ofHoward UniversityLaw schoolHuey P.NewtonCo-founder of theBlack PantherParty - organizedto fight policebrutality inOakland, CAMississippiFreedomSummerMajor votingrights drive inMississippiduring thesummer of1964Brown v.Board ofEducationSupreme courtdecision tointegrate schools,invalidated"separate butequal"KobeBryantThis 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.Booker T.WashingtonI organized theTuskegee Institute,a leading African-Am. Educationalinstitution inAmerica.Dr.CharlesDrewI am creditedwithdevelopingblood banks.GarrettMorganI inventedthe gasmask andthe firsttraffic signal.EdwardWBrookeHe was thefirst AfricanAmericanU.S. SenatorStevieWonderHe helped makeMLK's birthday anational holiday withthe assistance ofspecial lyrics from his“Happy Birthday”song.Non-violencechoosing apeacefulmeans ofachievingchangeMarch onWashingtonLargest peacefulcivil rightsdemonstration in1963 - featured Dr.King's "I Have aDream"Dr.Carter G.WoodsonI launchedNegro HistoryWeek whichlater evolvedinto BlackHistory Month.AsaPhilipRandolphOrganized theBrotherhood ofPullman Porters andnegotiated the firstlabor agreement by ablack union with amajor corporation.BenjaminO DavisSrThe firstAfricanAmericangeneral inthe U.S armyFreedomRidersNorthern activistswho tookintegrated bustrips through thesegregated southShirleyChisholmI survived 3assassinationattempts duringmy campaign forthe 1972Presidentialelection.RosaParksArrested becauseshe would not giveup her seat to awhite person on abus one dayB.B.KingI am a famousmusicianknown as“The King ofthe Blues.”Dr.PatriciaE. BathI invented amethod of eyesurgery that hashelped manyblind people tosee.MedgarEversWorked for theNAACP. Waskilled whilehelping organizevoting rightsboycotts.AbolitionTo stop a wayof doing things,especially thepractice ofslaveryRubyBridgesI was the firstAfricanAmerican childto attend an allwhite school inthe south.W.E.B.DuBoisHe was awriter ascholar andthe founder ofthe NAACPMarcusGarveyI encouragedBlackmigrationback toAfrica.Ida BWellsShe foughtagainst theLynchinglaws of the1920s.InstitutionalRacisma systemic way ofdoing things adoptedby businesses,government, or otherorganizations thatdenies people accessto basic rightsMichaelJordanI have come to beone the greatestbasketball players ofall time. Led ChicagoBulls to 6 nationalchampionshipsSecondClassCitizenshiphaving less accessto the rights of acitizen than otherpeople in orbeyond yourcommunityGerald"Jerry"Lawsonone of the fathers ofmodern gaming, ledthe team thatdeveloped the firsthome video gamingsystem withinterchangeablecartridges.VirginiaHamiltonI am one ofAmerica’s mosthonored writersof books forchildren.HBCUStands for"historicallyblack collegeor university"CondoleezzaRiceI am the firstAfrican Americanwoman to hold theposition of U.S.Secretary of State.AlexHaleyI am a famouswriter bestknown for mywork about myfamily’s historycalled “Roots.”JamesMeredithFirst blackstudent at theUniversity ofMississippi (3-day riot over hisenrollment)JohnBrownFoughtagainstslavery;abolitionistFannieLouHamerShe was thevice chair ofMississippiFreedomDemocraticParty.JesseJacksonI ran forPresident inthe 1980s. Iam a civilrights leader.JackieRobinsonI am the firstAfrican-Americanallowed to playmajor leaguebaseball.MalcolmXFounded theOrganization of Afro-American Unity. I ama Muslim Ministerand human rightsactivist who wasassassinated for myefforts.SelmaMarchBridge toFreedom,fighting forvoting rights inthe deep southMartinLutherKing Jr.Led the SCLC,Marched for civilrights non-violentlydelivered the “Ihave a DreamSpeech.”ColinPowellI am the firstAfrican-Americanto hold the office ofU.S. Secretary ofState.Mae C.JemisonI am the firstAfrican-Americanwoman inspace.

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