Black Scientists and Inventors
Who was the first black woman to receive a Ph.D. in chemistry in the United States?
Marie M. Daly
Who worked at NASA as a “human computer,” performing complex mathematical calculations and helped develop and implement code for numerous projects?
Annie Easley
Who was the civil rights activist who was a field secretary and branch director for the NAACP, co-founded an organization that raised money to fight Jim Crow Laws, was also a key organizer for Martin Luther King Jr.'s Southern Christian Leadership Conference, founded the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee(a program founded to prioritize nonviolent protest), helped to organize the 1961 Freedom Rides, and aided in registering Black voters?
Ella Baker
Which black musician, professionally known as "Muddy Waters", is often regarded as the godfather of modern Chicago blues?
McKinley Morganfield
In the united states, Who was the first black baseball player in major league baseball?
Jackie Robinson
Who was the first African-American to earn a Ph.D. from any American university and the sixth person of any race to receive a Ph.D. in physics from an American university?
Edward Bouchet
Which astrologist and mathematician is best known for America’s first clock and accurately predicting a solar eclipse in 1789?
Benjamin Banneker
Which civil rights activist was the president of NCNW for 40 years and was one of the most trusted and leading voices for Black women during the civil rights movement?
hint: she was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994 and was given the Congressional Gold Medal in 2004
Dorothy Height
Who is considered the "godfather of soul"?
James Brown
Who were the first black football players in the NFL?
Fritz Pollard and Bobby Marshall
Who was the first African American woman to travel in space?
Mae Carol Jemison
Which black mathematician created what was used as the foundation for the creation of the GPS, became the second black woman ever to be employed by the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, and was inducted into the United States Air Force Hall of Fame?
Gladys West
Who was a Black lesbian activist who was a leading supporter of both civil and LGBTQ rights in the 1960s and 70s and was vice president of the New York chapter of Daughters of Bilitis, which was the first center solely for lesbians in NYC?
hint: she worked with the NAACP and was a member of CORE
Ernestine Eckstein
Which black musician was one of the most influential rock 'n' roll performers in music history?
Chuck Berry
Fill in the blank:
In his lifetime, ______ was widely considered the greatest track and field athlete in history.
hint: He was a five-time world record holder in track
Jesse Owens
Who invented the plastic coating for telephone wires that made universal service possible?
Walter Lincoln Hawkins
Who is best known for inventing the basis for modern 3D-televisions, video games, and movies?
Valerie Thomas
Who co-founded the National Association of Colored Women and the NAACP?
Mary Church Terrell
Who was called the "Queen of Soul"?
Aretha Franklin
Who was the first American woman to win three gold medals at the Olympics?
Wilma Rudolph
Who was the first female African-American neurosurgeon in the United States?
Alexa Canady
Which black inventor, mathematician, and engineer invented the super soaker water gun and a toy gun that later became the nerf gun, as well as helped develop the stealth bomber?
Lonnie Johnson
Who created the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR) in 1970(an organization that worked to find housing for homeless transgender youth)?
Marsha P. Johnson
Which significant contributor to the Jazz genre was referred to as the "First Lady of Song"?
Ella Fitzgerald
Who was the first black athlete to compete in international tennis?
Althea Gibson