Black Inventors
He invented the potato chip by accident.
George Crum
He's considered the pioneer of Rock and Roll.
Chuck Berry
She was the first African American to win an Academy Award (Oscar).
Hattie McDaniel
He was the first African American president of the United States.
Barack Obama.
She was the first African American published author.
Phillis Wheatley
He invented peanut butter.
George Washington Carver
R.E.S.P. E.C.T find out what it means to this queen of soul.
Arethea Franklin
She was the first African American to win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (the first African American EGOT).
Whoopi Goldberg
She is the first African American vice president of the United States.
Kamala Harris
She was the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize.
Gwendolyn Brooks
One of the first black millionaires, she's credited with inventing the world's first hair straightening formula.
Madam C.J. Walker
She's dubbed "The Mother of the Blues". There was also a Netflix film depicting her life starring Viola Davis.
Ma Rainey
He was the first African American male to win an Oscar for best male actor for his leading role in Lillies of the Field.
Sidney Poitier.
She was the first African American elected to the United States Congress.
Shirley Chisolm
She was the first African American to receive the Nobel Prize in literature.
Toni Morrison
Garrett Morgan has saved many lives with his invention. What did he invent?
Traffic signals
As a rebellion against his music company, he changed his name to a symbol.
Prince
In 2018, she was the first African American to win an honorary Oscar.
Cicely Tyson
This amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave African American men the right to vote.
The 15th Amendment
He wrote The Autobiography of Malcolm X, Queen, and Roots.
Alex Haley
He invented the well known Super Soaker in 1990.
Lonnie Johnson
He's "unforgettable" after singing and releasing the song titled "Unforgettable".
Nat King Cole
Spike Lee
He was the first African American to serve in the U.S. senate.
Hiram R. Revels
She was the first African American playwright to have a play produced on Broadway. She wrote Raisin in the Sun.
Lorraine Hansberry