Black Inventors and Innovators
This person invented the three-light traffic signal in 1923
Who is Garrett Morgan
He starred as T'Challa in Marvel's Black Panther.
Who is Chadwick Boseman?
She was the first African-American woman in space.
Who was Dr. Mae Jemison?
He delivered the famous I Have a Dream speech in 1963.
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King?
He broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This woman developed the first home security system and was awarded a patent in 1969.
Who is Marie Van Britton Brown?
This singer became the first black woman to win a Grammy for the album of the year in 1999.
Who is Lauryn Hill?
This doctor performed the world’s first successful open-heart surgery in 1893.
Who is Dr. Daniel Hale Williams?
This woman refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This gymnast became the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal in the all-around competition.
Who is Gabby Douglas?
He is most known for inventing the automatic elevator doors.
Who is Alexander Miles?
He was the first African American to win an Academy Award for Best Actor.
Who is Sidney Poitier?
He was a pioneering chemist and the first African American to earn a PhD in chemistry
Who is St. Elmo Brady?
He was the first black Supreme Court Justice in the United States.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
He was the first black athlete to win the Heisman Trophy.
Who is Ernie Davis?
This engineer helped develop the GPS technology used in cell phones today.
Who is Dr. Gladys West?
This playwright wrote A Raisin in the Sun, the first play by a black woman produced on Broadway.
Who is Lorraine Hansberry?
This scientist's research on sickle cell anemia led to major advances in treatment.
Who is Dr. Yvette Faye Francis-McBarnett?
This activist co-founded the Black Panther Party in 1966.
Who is Huey P. Newton?
This tennis player was the first black man to win a Grand Slam singles title.
Who is Arthur Ashe?
He invented the Supersoaker water gun, one of the world's best-selling toys.
Who is Lonnie Johnson?
He was the first black person to win a Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Who is Charles Gordone?
She was the first black woman to receive a medical patent for invention of a laser device to treat cataracts.
Who is Dr. Patricia Bath?
She was the first black woman elected to the U.S. Congress.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
She became the first black woman to win four Olympic gold medals in track and field.
Who is Florence Griffith Joyner (Flo-Jo)?