The first Brigadier general in the US Air Force
Benjamin O Davis Jr.
He was the first African American Secretary of State and a five star general.
General Colin Powell
I am the first African American woman elected to the U.S. Senate and first African American U.S. Senate from the Democratic Party.
Carol Mosely Brown
Black artist, musicians, writers, and singers made up this group of professionals during the 1920's and 1930's.
What was the Harlem Renaissance.
This woman was the first African American woman to become a self made millionaire.
Madame C.J. Walker
He believed that all Black people in the world should have returned to their homeland in Africa
Marcus Garvey
This person sang Precious Lord at Martin Luther King's Jr Funeral.
Mahalia Jackson
I am known for my freeing journalism and crusade against lynching and established the first black Kindergarten.
Ida B. Wells
I am the inventor of the traffic light and gas mask.
Garrett Morgan
The first patent for a security system was given to this female African American inventor.
Marie Van Brittan Brown
He was the first U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Thurgood Marshall
My invention for an automatic lubricating device made it easier for engines to run
Elijah McCoy
The first African American President of the U.S.
Barack Obama
This Gary, Indiana School was named after the mathematician and Astronomer who built the first American Clock.
Benjamin Banneker
This physicist was the first African American woman to receive a doctorate from M.I.T and invented the fiber optic cable.
Shirley Smith Jackson
She served as the first black female Secretary of State under George Bush
Condolezza Rice
I was the first American slave to have a book of poetry published
Phillis Wheatley
She was the first woman of any race even though she was African American to create a bank in the U.S.
Maggie Walker
This Gary, Indiana School was named after a surgeon, who developed blood banks and blood storage.
Charles R Drew
She was the first African American woman to win an Oscar.
This person's most famous quote was "A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything."
Malcolm X
I am the first black woman to travel on the spaceship Endeavor
Mae Jemison
This Gary, Indiana school was built specifically for black students
Theodore Roosevelt High School
This African American scholar is credited with starting Black History Month in 1976.
Carter G Woodson
He broke the color barrier in MLB
Jackie Robinson