Science
who invented crop rotation
George Washington Carver
who was the second African-American to earn a PhD in Mathematics
Dudley Weldon Woodard
was an American contralto. She performed a wide range of music, from opera to spirituals.
Marian Anderson
She was named the United States' first "Jeanes Supervising Industrial Teacher"
Virginia Randolph
was an American novelist, literary critic, and scholar best known for his novel Invisible Man,
Ralph Ellison
who was the first African-American woman to receive a doctorate in zoology,
Roger Arliner Young
who was one of the first African-American women to receive a Ph.D in mathematics
Marjorie Lee Browne
He helped to shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s. and he had the name prince of Motown.
Marvin Gaye
is best known for creating Westside Preparatory School, a private elementary school
Marva Collins
was an American science fiction author. A multiple recipient of both the Hugo and Nebula awards,
Octavia E. Butler
who was the first African American to obtain a Ph.D. degree in chemistry in the United States.
St. Elmo Brady
who was one of the first African-American woman to gain a PhD in mathematics
Thyrsa Anne Frazier Svager
Nicknamed the "Empress of the Blues"
Bessie Smith
is often regarded as the first African-American female to receive a Ph.D in psychology.
Inez Beverly Prosser
was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri.
Langston Hughes
He died during the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L, who is he
Ronald McNair
who was one of the first African-American women to gain a bachelor's degree in mathematics.
Georgia Caldwell Smith
nicknamed "Bird" and "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist and composer.
Charlie Parker
was an American teacher and Dean who changed the face of black education on a national scale
Ambrose Caliver
was an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies,
Maya Angelou
She invented the illusion transmitter, for which she received a patent in 1980. Who is she?
Valerie Thomas
He was the mathematics consultant for the film Hidden Figures
Rudy Horne
She was certified as the most awarded female artist of all time by Guinness World Records and is one of the best-selling recording artists of all time
was the first African-American woman to receive a B.A degree, in 1862
Mary Jane Patterson
was an American author of novels, short stories, poems, and non-fiction. Much of his literature concerns racial themes, especially related to the plight of African Americans
Richard Wright