Grade 6
He invented a railway switch
Phillip B Downing
His children included Paul, Sarah, John, Anne and Robert.
George Hammell Cook
Bessie Blount
It's the month that we celebrate Black History
February
He had 59 US patents, including one for a method to preserve food longer, by the end of his career
Lloyd Hall
Her mother was a housewife and her father was a steelworker
Lyda Newman
This woman works for Google.
Marian R. Croak
His invention was a bed that folded up to help save space in a small apartment.
Leonard C. Bailey
February is Black History Month because Frederick Douglass and this man celebrated their birthdays during the month.
Abraham Lincoln
She was the first black female millionaire.
He was born and died in New York
Thomas L Jennings
It's the university where Percy Lavon Julian taught
Fisk University
It's the important U.S. landmark where Augustus Jackson worked as a chef.
The White House
Black History month was originally only this long.
Valerie Thomas
He invented a comb that is heated up to straighten hair.
WH Sammons
He invented a toy that is used in a water gun battle.
Lonnie Johnson
He was a crew member on the Union army's ship called the USS Housatonic along with being an inventor of a musical device.
Robert J. Flemming Jr
This President, who shares his last name with a car brand, declared Black History Month should be celebrated for a whole month because "the accomplishments of black people have been too long neglected."
Gerald Ford
These were 2 of the careers Ellen Eglin worked in
housekeeper and government clerk
Janet Emerson's invention helps ensure this happens during the job search process.
People are treated more fairly
He was a hero for using his invention to help to save a group of workers who were stuck in a tunnel.
Garret Morgan
He helped plan out the design of Washington DC and published a popular almanac, all as a free black man during the time of slavery.
He is the man who developed the idea for the Black History Month
Carter Woodson