Inventors
This man created an improved sewing machine and gas mask but his most impactful invention was the first three color traffic light.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
This U.S. Senator from Georgia narrowly defeated his opponents in a special election in 2020 and again in 2022, both in runoffs.
Who is Raphael Warnock?
This leader of big band jazz is often considered the greatest band leader and jazz composer of all time.
Who is Duke Ellington?
Throwing pitches he called, "Bat Dodger," "Thoughtful Stuff" and "Long Tom," this Baseball Hall of Famer played for numerous teams in his Negro League and Major League Baseball careers.
Who is Satchel Paige?
A longtime executive director of the NAACP, he helped organize the March on Washington and participated in the march from Selma to Montgomery.
Who is Roy Wilkins?
She became the first female African American medical doctor to receive a medical patent when she created she created a laser cataract treatment device in 1986.
Who is Dr. Patricia Bath?
A Rhodes Scholar and former college football player at Stanford University, he is currently a U.S. Senator from the State of New Jersey.
Who is Cory Booker?
Nicknamed, "Lady Day," this four time Grammy award winner was one of the leading ladies of Harlem Renaissance.
Who is Billie Holiday?
A dominant, power hitting catcher, it is believed by some that he hit over 900 career home runs.
Who is Josh Gibson?
Revered by many of the young civil rights activists, he is often regarded as the "spiritual leader of the movement."
Who is A. Philip Randolph?
He received 57 patents in his lifetime but none more important than the portable ironing board.
Who is Elijah McCoy?
This man served in the U.S. House of Representatives before running and winning election in the U.S. Senate representing the State of South Carolina.
Who is Tim Scott?
Despite his short time playing, this Philadelphia based saxophonist is known as one of the guiding forces behind jazz music
Who is John Coltrane?
A swift fielding first baseman who spent 17 seasons with the Homestead Grays, the longest tenure with one team in Negro Leagues history.
Who is Buck Leonard?
She served as executive secretary of the SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference) and the founder of SNCC (Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee)
Who is Ella Baker?
She patented a central heating furnace in 1919 that allowed homes to be heated with natural gas for the first time.
Who is Alice H. Parker?
The first African American woman to represent the State of Missouri in the U.S. House of Representatives, she won re-election in 2022.
Who is Cori Bush?
One of the best jazz drummers of all time was given the name Joseph Rudolph Jones but you might know him better as this nickname.
Who is "Philly Joe" Jones?
As legend goes, this speedy outfielder could "get into bed before the lights got dark."
Who is Cool Papa Bell?
A voting rights advocate, this activist helped organize Freedom Summer in 1964 to help with African American voter registration in the segregated south.
Who is Fannie Lou Hamer?
This man unintentionally created the potato chip when a customer at his restaurant sent their potatoes back for being "too thick."
Who is George Crum?
She currently serves as the Vice President of the United States of America, the first woman and African American to hold that position.
Who is Kamala Harris?
A trumpeter who was one of the leading figures of the bebop movement.
Who is Dizzy Gillespie?
Nicknamed, El Maestro, this Cuban born baseball played almost every position in the field throughout his career, including throwing two no-hitters as a pitcher.
Who is Martin Dihigo?
Once called "the Socrates of the civil rights movement," this man was responsible for all the behind the scenes planning, specifically with the March on Washington.
Who is Bayard Rustin?