Black History Month

He was born to a slave mother, but became an educator and founder of Tuskegee University.

First African American with his own network radio show.

He invented the traffic light, gas mask and many other inventions.

Former slave, activist, and intellectual, he created the newspaper "The North Star"

Activist/ entrepreneur who developed beauty products , the first woman to become a millionaire.

First African American to go into space.

An escaped slave who fought for civil rights and women's rights.

Refused to give up her bus seat to a white male, known as "Mother of Civil Rights."

Was issued over fifty patents for his inventions most notably in the railroad industry.

One of the most prominent scientists and inventors for work with the peanut and sweet potatoes

An acclaimed playwright, poet, novelist and a primary contributor to the Harlem Renaissance.

First African American to publish a book - Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral.

Author and historian commonly referred to as "the Father of Black History Month."

Winner of Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for his non-violent work with the Civil Rights Movement.

The first African American woman in space.

A courageous woman who led enslaved people to freedom along the "underground railroad.

An escaped slave from the New England area who was killed during the Boston Massacre.

African prince who became a Christian missionary.

Mathematician, writer, and inventor instrumental in the design of the nations captital.

The first African-American to play major league baseball.

An acclaimed writer and story teller whose insight has influenced many scholars.

First African American Supreme Court Justice.

A brilliant surgeon who pioneered research with plasma and created the first blood bank.

A famous pediatric neurosurgeon and commonly called the "Man with gifted hands."

First African American to serve in the United States Senate.

African American civil rights activist and prominent figure in the Nation of Islam.

First African American to earn a doctorate from Harvard, Co founded the NAACP.

An African American organization formed in the US to promote civil rights.

African American inventor who received a patent for what is now the modern day ironing board.

Civil rights lawyer who became the first African American to serve on the Supreme court.

First African American to win a Nobel Peace Prize, for mediating the Arab-Israeli truce.

Former soldier and retired four-star General who became first black Secretary of State in 2001.

A civil rights attorney and US President who served two terms.

A sailor in the US Navy who became the first African American to set foot in Antarctica.

First African American to attend the University of Mississippi.