Was an African-American mathematics teacher who became one of the leading mathematical engineers in early days of the aerospace industry.
What is Dorothy Johnson Vaughan
100
As a mission specialist aboard the space shuttle 'Challenger' in 1983, he became the first African American to travel into space.
What is Guion S. Bluford
100
An African American man well known for his " I am Not Your Negro" Speech. This man also wrote a book titled I am not your negro
What is James Baldwin
100
He blazed a trail for African-American inventors with his patents, including those for a hair-straightening product, a breathing device, a revamped sewing machine and an improved traffic signal.
What is Garrett Morgan
200
Pulitzer Prize winner in drama 1970
What is Charles Gordon,
200
Is best known for being the first African-American woman to receive a Ph.D. in chemistry in the United States.
What is Marie M. Daly
200
He is a U.S. inventor and professor who, in 1962, developed the electret transducer technology later used in 90 percent of contemporary microphones.
What is James West
200
He was a 20th-century African-American writer and scholar best known for his renowned, award-winning novel Invisible Man.
What is Ralph Ellison
200
He was an inventor best known for the development of refrigeration equipment used to transport food and blood during World War II.
What is Frederick Jones
300
This Entrepreneur and inventor was the first African-American woman to receive a United States patent for her invention of a folding cabinet bed in 1885.
What is Sarah E. Goode
300
He was one of the first physicians to perform open-heart surgery in the United States and founded a hospital with an interracial staff.
What is Daniel Hale Williams
300
Playwright and activist, she wrote A Raisin in the Sun and was the first black playwright and the youngest American to win a New York Critics’ Circle award.
What is Lorraine Hansberry
300
He was an African-American inventor best known for patenting a portable pencil sharpener known as the "Love Sharpener."
What is John Lee Love
400
First African American film company 1916.
What is Lincoln Motion Picture Company
400
This Physician worked as the 18th U.S. surgeon general, appointed by President Barack Obama in 2009.
What is Regina Benjamin
400
1st African American to be the head of the National Science Foundation, 1990
What is Walter E. Massey
400
He is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University. He also hosts the show called Finding Your Roots
What is Henry Louis Gates, Jr?
400
Among many firsts, she is the first African American to complete a residency in ophthalmology and the first African-American female doctor to receive a medical patent. She invented the Laserphaco Probe for cataract treatment in 1986. Her last name is a synonym for shower
What is Patricia Bath
500
Member of the New York City Opera 1945
What is Todd Duncan
500
In 198 she became the first female African-American neurosurgeon in the United States.
What is Alexa Canady
500
He was an African-American biologist and educator best known for his pioneering work in the physiology of development, especially in fertilization.
What is Earnest Everett Just
500
African American woman who wrote the book Want to start a revolution?. She has the same last name as the famous deceased West Coast rapper Tupac.
What is Assata Shakur
500
He was the grandson of an African-born slave who became a master builder. Moses III joined his brother Calvin to form one of the earliest Black architectural firms in the United States.One building they designed is located in Washington D.C and is very popular upon opening.