Amazing Women
Katherine Johnson was a brilliant African American mathematician who performed complex calculations at NASA and enabled NASA to accomplish this historic feat in 1961
What is --- put a man on the moon?
In 1967, Lyndon B. Johnson appointed this judge as the first African American to sit on the United States Supreme Court.
Who is -- Thurgood Marshall?
This African American actor started acting in 1953 doing Shakespeare in the Park but he is most widely known for his iconic voiceover in Star Wars.
Who is -- James Earl Jones?
Marie Van Britten Brown was an African American nurse who was worried about crime in her Queens, NY neighborhood. She engineered a device with a speaker, a monitor and an automatic lock for her door to ensure her family's safety. Today we refer to this invention as what?
What is --- a security system?
Shirley Chisholm became the first African American woman to accomplish this feat in 1969 and represented her state of New York in the process.
What is --- elected to Congress?
Hattie McDaniel became the first African American woman to win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 1939 for this movie.
What is --- Gone With the Wind?
Valerie Thomas was a data analyst for NASA who discovered that concave mirrors can projected images that would feel like they were jumping out of the screen. What did she invent the technology for?
What is --- 3D images / movies?
In 1939, this African American athlete won 4 gold medals at the Berlin Summer Olympics and is credited with crushing Hitler's myth of Aryan supremacy.
Who is -- Jesse Owens?
This Black actor was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1974 and was also the first Black actor to win an Academy Award in 1963 for the film Lilies of the Field.
Who is -- Sidney Poitier?