Black inventors
This person is known for inventing the three-position traffic signal.
Garrett Morgan
This person was the first woman to receive a doctorate in nuclear physics from MIT.
Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson
This athlete broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball.
Jackie Robinson
This musician is known as the "King of Pop" and is one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
Michael Jackson
This civil rights leader is best known for his role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Who is credited with inventing the Super Soaker water gun?
Lonnie Johnson
Who is the person credited with inventing the first practical blood bank
Dr. Charles Drew
Who is the sprinter who won four gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympics?
Jesse Owens
Who is the singer-songwriter known for hits like "Respect" and "Natural Woman"?
Aretha Franklin
Who is the woman who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Rosa Parks
This person revolutionized the hair care industry with the invention of the straightening comb.
Madame C.J. Walker
This person is known for his work on the synthesis of medicinal drugs from plants.
Dr. Percy Julian
This boxer was the first to hold the heavyweight boxing title three times.
Muhammad Ali
This rapper is often referred to as the "Godfather of Hip Hop.
DJ Kool Herc
This activist and educator co-founded the NAACP and was the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University.
W.E.B. Du Bois
Who is the person inventor responsible for inventing the portable fax machine
Dr. Shirley Jackson
Who is the person who discovered the process to preserve blood plasma?
Dr. Charles Drew
Who is the tennis player who won 23 Grand Slam singles titles?
Serena Williams
Who is the person known for his virtuosic guitar skills and hits like "Purple Haze"?
Jimi Hendrix
Who is the abolitionist who escaped slavery and became a leading voice in the abolitionist movement through his autobiography and speeches?
Frederick Douglass?
This person created an improved ironing board, making ironing more efficient.
Sarah Boone
This mathematician and physicist contributed to the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
Dr. J. Ernest Wilkins Jr.
This basketball player is known for his iconic skyhook shot.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
This person is known for her powerful voice and iconic album "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.
Lauryn Hill
This woman was a prominent figure in the Underground Railroad and helping enslaved people escape to freedom.
Harriet Tubman