Black People
This son of escaped slaves contributed greatly to Edison's light bulb.
Who is Lewis Latimer?
It is believed that this physician performed the nation's first successful open heart surgery.
Who is Dr. Daniel Hale Williams?
Who is Dr. George Grant?
Known for his remarkable discoveries with peanuts and various beans, this genius inventor graduated high school 110 miles from here in Mineapolis, Kansas.
Who is George Washington Carver?
He was the first life lost in the American Revolitionary War.
Who is Crispus Attucks?
The Black female is an engineer, a physician, and the first Black woman to travel into space.
Who is Dr. Mae Jemison?
I feel safe that my home is protected by home security systems thanks to this person.
Who is Marie Van Britton Brown?
If the Rosa Parks boycott was in 1955, then this 1954 landmark case in Kansas is truly the starting point of the civil rights movement.
What is Brown v. BOE?
Her mathmatical calculations were the turning point in the United States beating Russia to the moon.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
Who is Dr. Charles Drew?
My refusal to move to the back of the bus started a chain of events that led to revolutionary change throughout the nation.
Who is Rosa Parks?
Without this Wichita raised attorney negotiating the release of MLK from GA Penitentary, we may have never known of King's great dream.
Who is Donald Hollowell?
He was the former slave who taught Jack Daniels the fine art of whiskey making.
Who is Nearest Green? (or Uncle Nearest)
I was born in Wichita, Kansas and am the first Black person in history to win an Oscar for my role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind.
Who is Hattie McDaniel?