Black History Icons - Interesting Facts Worksheet

There is a statue of this Civil Rights Activist outside of the William Frantz School in New Orleans, Lousianna.
You can visit the actual bus that this Civil Rights Activist sat in at the Henry Ford Museum in Michigan
New Orleans International Airport bears the name of this Musician.
This Civil Rights Leader was the first African-American man on a U.S. Postage Stamp.
Slave owners offered a reward of $40,000 for the capture of this Civil Rights Activist.
The Mars rover built by NASA was named after this Abolitionist.
This Black History Icon no longer likes ice cream after working as a teen at Baskin-Robbins.
April 15th is celebrated as this sports figure's Day. All players and managers wear the number 42 to honor him on this day.
This Black History Icon had to memorize the U.S. Constitution in high school as punishment for misbehaving in class.
This sports icon is famous for his Nike Shoe.
This Black History Icon was burned when his hair caught fire during filming of a Pepsi commercial.
This Black History Icon has a US Navy cargo ship named after him.
This Black History Icon had a leopard named Chiquita and a chimpanzee named Ethel.
The clock this Black History Icon constucted worked and told excellent time for over 40 years before being destroyed in a fire.
This Black History Icon recited her poem at the 1993 presidential inauguration of Bill Clinton.
This Black History Icon's youngest daughter, Laila was an undefeated professional boxer with a record of 24-0.