Scientist
They call him the "Peanut Man"
George Washington Carver
Played the groundbreaking superhero T'Challa in Marvel's Black Panther
Chadwick Boseman
First Black Man to play Major League Baseball
Jackie Robinson
Gave the famous "I have a Dream" speech
Martin Luther King Jr.
The first Black President
Barack Obama
The first Black Woman astronaut
Mae Jemison
Voiced Huey and Riley Freeman in The Boondocks
Regina King
First Black Olympic Gymnastic champion
Gabby Douglas
First Black Woman elected to Congress
Shirley Chisholm
Known as the Father of Black History
Dr. Carter G. Woodson
Mathematician who gave us GPS
Gladys West
Producer of iconic variety show In Living Color
Keenen Ivory Wayans
Widely regarded as the greatest tennis player of all time, they won 23 Grand Slam singles titles
Serena Williams
First Black student to integrate into an all white elementary school
Ruby Bridges
Known as the Godfather of Soul
James Brown
First Black Woman in the U'S to earn a PhD in the natural sciences
Ruth Ella Moore
First Black actor to win The Academy Award for Best Actor
Sidney Poitier
First Black world heavyweight boxing champion
Jack Johnson
A freed slave who became a prominent author, orator, and leader in the abolitionist movement
Frederick Douglas
Invented the three-way traffic signal
Garrett Morgan
They organized the Flying Medics
Dr. Leonidas Harris Berry
First Black Emmy winner
Harry Belafonte
First Black player to play in the NBA
Earl Francis Lloyd
Nine months before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus, this Black Woman did the same
Claudette Colvin
Most decorated gymnast in history
Simone Biles