Black Scientists
What is the name of the scientist who studied marine worms, aquatic life and moved to France? If only you could just remember their name...
Dr. Ernest Everett Just
February 3rd - The best day ever when one of our best friends was born
Ms. Cydney
Who was the first published African-American?
Phillis Wheatley
George Coleman Poage
1st African-American to win a medal at the 1908 Olympic games
Fritz Pollard and Bobby Marshall
1st Black athletes in the NFL
He invented over 300 inventions with several of them involving the peanut and helped to establish Tuskegee University in Alabama along with Booker T. Washington
George Washington Carver
Writer in the Harlem Renaissance of many poems, stories, plays and an opera. Coined the famous line "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair"
Langston Hughes
Who created Black History Month?
Carter G. Woodson
In 1908 John Taylor became the first African-American to win a gold Olympic medal in what event?
4 x 400 relay (running)
1st Player to sign into the WNBA in 1996
Sheryl Swoopes
He performed the first open heart surgery in North America
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams
Although his birthday is unknown he chose February 14th as his birthday because his mother called him, her "little valentine". He went on to teach himself how to read and escape slavery helping others along the way
Frederick Douglass
1st Black person to serve as an US Supreme Court Judge
Thurgood Marshall
1st Black person to win an Oscar
Hattie McDaniel
1st Black man to win an Oscar for his role in "Lillies of the Field"
Sidney Poiter
1st Black woman in space
Dr. Mae Jemison
Actually born on January 15, but you get to stay home from school on his birthday celebrated on the 3rd Monday of every January
Rev. Dr. MLK Jr.
1st African-American woman to win a gold medal in Ice Hockey
Laila Edwards
Sworn in as the first black senator in the United States in 1870
Hiram Rhodes
Lucy Staton
1st Black woman to graduate college in the United States in 1850 from Oberlin College.
Began her own multi million dollar hair empire
Madam CJ Walker
July 16
Mr. T
Started at Morehouse College at age 15, became a preacher and went on the give the famous "I have a dream" speech at the March on Washington in 1963
Rev. Dr. MLK Jr.
The astronaut that went from West Philly to space and back
Guion Bluford
Who was he first person shot and killed during the American Revolution
Crispus Attucks