Trailblazers in
Medicine
Medicine
I am the first surgeon to successfully separate siamese twins conjoined at the back of their heads
Who is Dr. Benjamin Carson
"I was an American abolitionist born into slavery. I was also a notable activist for women’s suffrage. I helped my people follow the right tracks to freedom so that we no longer had to live a life of bondage." Who am I?
Who is Harriet Tubman
She is the first female, self-made American millionaire in the Guinness Book of World Records?
Who is Madam C.J. Walker
In 1988, she won a Pulitzer Prize and an American Book Award for her literary work, Beloved
Who is Toni Morrison
This African-American physician invented blood banks.
Who is Charles Drew
She was an African American woman who went to John Hopkins Hospital for vaginal bleeding. Her cells were used in science without her permission and are now known as HeLa cells
Who is Henrietta Lacks
He said, "A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots."
Who is Marcus Garvey
The first African American to receive a patent (hint: it was for a folding bed)?
Who is Sarah Goode
She is the first African-American actress to win an Oscar
Who is Hattie McDaniel
Which African-American woman was the first Black female physcian to be accepted into the US astronaut program?
Who is Mae Jemison
She became the first African-American woman neurosurgeon in the U.S. in 1981. She also served as chief of neurosurgery at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan from 1987-2001
Who is Dr. Alexa Canady
This American labor unionist famously said, "Freedom is never given; it is won."
Who is Asa Philip Randolph
The first African American to invent the three-position traffic light. He also later invented the gas mask
Who is Garrett Morgan
"My art focuses on dichotomies such as wealth versus poverty, integration versus segregation, and inner versus outer experiences. I am most well known for my eccentric and beautiful hairstyle which mirrors my unconventional art style. My 'Untitled' piece is one of the most expensive pieces of art to be ever sold." Who am I?
Who is Jean-Michel Basquiat
Born in Queens, NY, she invented the first closed-circuit television security system and paved the way for modern home security systems used today.
Who is Marie Van Brittan Brown
The first African American to receive a medical degree
Who is Dr. James Smith
Touted as the "Father of Black History", he helped found the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH). A year later, he launched the Journal of Negro History, in which he and other researchers brought attention to the achievements of Black Americans.
Who is Carter G. Woodson
He is known for making major improvements to lightbulbs
Who is Howard Latimer
2021 inaugural poet laureate, Amanda Gorman, paid tribute to this American literary icon with a jewelry statement referencing the icon's 1969 autobiography.
Who is Maya Angelou
Benjamin Banneker, and African-American mathematician and astronomer, was appointed by this U.S. president to map out the new national capital. In 1980, the U.S. Postal Service issued a stamp in Banneker's honor.
Who is President George Washington
The first African American Surgeon General of the United States
Who is Dr. Joycelyn Elders
"I was the fifth of seven children and was homeless after high school. Thereafter, I turned to prostitution and took on many personas in a struggle to find myself. I was one of the most prominent figures in the most famous uprising for LGBTQ rights and spent my life fighting for those rights." Who Am I?
Who is Marsha P. Johnson
An inventor best known for the development of refrigeration equipment used to transport food and blood during World War II
Frederick Jones
In recent videos, surfaced after her passing, this American actress said, "Challenges make you discover things about yourself that never really knew."
Who is Cicely Tyson
Who is Neil deGrasse Tyson