Inventors
He invented peanut butter
Who is George Washington Carver?
First African American female to serve as a Supreme Court Judge
Who Ketanji Brown Jackson?
(KEY-ton-gee)
First African American man named to the Supreme Court
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
11 Olympic medals, 30 world championships, and most decorated(medals) in gymnastic history.
Who is Simone Biles?
Gospel music singer. Sang "How I Got Over" at Dr. King's March on WASHINGTON.
Who is Mahalia Jackson?
Inventor of black hair products
Who is Madam C. J. Walker?
First African American in space in 1983.
Who was Guion Bluford?
First African American to serve in U.S. Senate
Who is Hiram Revels?
"I float like a butterfly and sting like a bee. I am the greatest."
Who is Muhammad Ali?
Award winning local Greenville artist.
Who is John Pendarvis?
She created the ironing board
Who is Sarah Boone?
First Black millionaire in the United States.
Who is Madam C. J. Walker?
Greenvillian founded the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition.
Ran for Democratic presidential nomination twice.
Who is Jesse Jackson?
Sprinter who overcame childhood polio. The fastest woman runner(sprinter) in 1960.
Who is Wilma Rudolph?
Trumpeter and vocalist. Satchmo(nickname) known for song "It's a Beautiful World."
Who is Louis Armstrong?
The blood plasma bag was created by this person.
Who is Charles Drew?
First African American child to attend a white only elementary school in Louisiana.
Who is Ruby Bridges?
Representing SC, he been a Congressman since 1993
Who is James Clyburn?
Civil Rights Activist, Won 3 Grand Slam titles in tennis singles.
Who is Arthur Ashe?
Born in Fountain Inn SC. At age of 12 lost a leg. Became award winning tap dancer.
Who is Peg Leg Bates?
(Clayton Bates)
He invented the phone transmitter.
Who is Granville Woods?
First African American to perform at the White House
Who Is Marian Anderson?
Mayor of Atlanta, marched side by side with Dr. Martin Luther King.
Who is Andrew Young?
One of the greatest baseball players in history. He broke Babe Ruth's record when he hit his 715th home run.
Who is Hank Aaron?
Author(poet) of "A Dream Deferred and Mother to Son"
Who is Langston Hughes?