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This doctor developed a technique for the long-term preservation of blood plasma.
She was the first African-American Oscar winner for her role in "Gone with the Wind."
A landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional.
Dubbed the "Queen of All Media", this media proprietor is North America's first African-American multi-billionaire and has been ranked one of the greatest black African-American philanthropists in history.
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He was the first and so far the only African-American to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
A massively popular water gun invented by Lonnie G. Johnson, a former Air Force and NASA engineer.
In 2002, she became the first African-American Oscar winner for best actress.
Featured in the movie "Lean on Me," he gained public attention in the 1980s for his unconventional and controversial disciplinary measures as the principal of Eastside High, one of New Jersey's toughest inner city schools
This "Bad Boy" rapper and entrepreneur with multiple nicknames is considered one of the richest people in hip hop as of 2017.
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They were the first African-American military aviators in the United States Armed Forces, serving during World War II and known for painting the tails of their planes red.
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He blazed a trail for African-American inventors with his patents, including an improved sewing machine and traffic signal, and a respiratory device that would later provide the blueprint for WWI gas masks.
In 1964, he became the first Black Oscar winner for best actor.
She was an American educator and civil rights activist best known for starting a private school for African-American students in Daytona Beach, Florida. She also was appointed as a national adviser to President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Born Sarah Breedlove, she created specialized hair products for African-American hair and was one of the first American women to become a self-made millionaire.
He was one of the first black officers in the Union Army to be killed in combat during the American Civil War. He died heroically during the unsuccessful first attack on the Confederate fortifications during the Siege of Port Hudson, Louisiana.
She is the first African-American to complete a residency in ophthalmology and the first African-American female doctor to receive a medical patent. She invented the Laserphaco Probe for cataract treatment in 1986.
She has won six Tony Awards, more performance wins than any other actor, and is the only person to win all four acting categories
Founded in 1837, it is the oldest historically black college/university (HBCU) in the United States.
This co-founder of BET and former majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats was the first African-American billionaire in 2000.
The first African American female to enlist, and the only documented to serve in the United States Army posing as a man.
Regarded as one of the most influential chemists in American history, he was a pioneer in the chemical synthesis of medicinal drugs such as cortisone, steroids and birth control pills.
She became the first African-American Grammy winner in 1958, winning for Best Jazz performance - soloist and best female pop vocal performance.
She was an American administrator and educator who worked as a civil rights and women's rights activist; she encouraged President Dwight D. Eisenhower to desegregate schools and President Lyndon B. Johnson to appoint African-American women to positions in government.
He was the founder of the Johnson Publishing Company and was the first African American to appear on the Forbes 400 in 1982. His magazines Ebony and Jet were among the most influential African-American businesses in media in the second half of the twentieth century.
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