Inventions
He/She invented the mailbox
Philip Downing
1776
Declaration of Independence-Condemning Slavery
Sojourner Truth
Aint' I A Woman
First Self Made Millionaire
The Potatoe Chip
George "Crum" Speck
He/She invented the traffic light
Garrett Morgan
1955
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat leading to the biggest boycott of the transportation system
Frederick Douglass
"What to a slave, is the Fourth of July?"
First Black Congresswoman
Shirley Chisholm
Created products from Peanuts and increased agriculture and food growth
George Washington Carver
He/She invented the automatic gear shift
Richard Spikes
1964
President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Marcus Garvey
If You Believe the Negro Has a Soul
First Black Woman to compete on Pro Tennis Tour
Althea Gibson
Food Preservation "utilizing salt" meat packing
Lloyd Hall
He/She invented the clothes dryer
George T Sampson
2008
Barack Obama becomes the first black president
Malcom X
The Ballot or Bullet
First Black Woman to win an Oscar
Hattie McDaniel (Slave in Gone with the Wind)
Ice Cream Scoop
Alfred Craelle
He/She invented the gas heating furnace
Alice H. Parker
1968
Assassination of Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King
I have a dream
First Black Female Billionaire
Oprah Winfrey
Bread Kneading Machine
Joseph Lee