Black History Bee

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Maya Angelou

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Read her poem "On the Pulse of the Morning" at Clinton's inauguration

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Richard Wright

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Wrote Native Son

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Gwendolyn Brooks

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won the Pulitzer Prize for her book of poems, Annie Allen

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Alex Haley

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Wrote the novel Roots

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Ralph Bunche

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First AA to win Nobel Peace Prize. Educated in LA.

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Edmonia Lewis

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First AA sculptor

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Ida B. Wells Barnett

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Published the "Red Record" a pamphlet against lynching

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Halle Berry, Denzel Washington

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Both won Best Actor in 2002. First time both winners were AA.

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Cicely Tyson

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Honored by the NAACP wit 7 image awards for contributing to the visual arts.

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Nikki Giovanni

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Known as the Princess of Black Poetry.

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Alice Walker

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Won Pulitzer Prize or novel TheColor Purple in 1983

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James Earl Jones

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Became famous as Shakespearean actor. Nominated for role in "The Great White Hope."

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Langston Hughes

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Called the poet laureate of the Negro race

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Jacob Lawrence

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First black artist to receive a Spingarn Medal of Honor

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John Lee Hooker

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Blues singer, father of the boogie

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Selma Burke

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Designed the portrait of FDR on the dime

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Scott Joplin

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Famous pianist and composer, known forsong "The Sting"

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Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee

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Civil right activists and actors. Honored in 2000 with the Screen Actors Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Follow the Drinking Gourd

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A spiritual that gave the route to freedom using the North Star in its lyrics

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Simmie Knox

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First AA to paint an official presidential portrait. Painted Clinton.

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Bill Pickett

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First AA inducted into the Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame

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Nat Love

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AA cowboy, won title Deadwood Dick in roping contest

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Madame CJ Walker

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First AA millionaire, worked with cosmetics and hair straighteners

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Phat Farm, Rocawear, Sean Jean

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Names of urban wear companies

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Earl Graves

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Published Black Enterprise magazine

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George E. Johnson

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Started Ultra Sheen hair care company, first black-run business on the American Stock Exchange

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Kenneth Chenault

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First black CEO of American Express

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Willie Smith, Perry Ellis, Stephen Burrows

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Famous fashion designers

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John H. Johnson

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Created Ebony and Jet magazines

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Joseph H. Searles III

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First black member of the New York Stock Exchange

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Jill Brown

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First AA woman to pilot a commercial airline (1978).

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Little Rock Nine

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First black teenagers to attend an all while schoo in Little Rock, Arkansas

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Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

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Helped desegregate schools, military, and the state capital while serving as Congressman

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Harriet Tubman

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led over 300 slaves to freedom on the underground railroad

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Rosa Parks

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Started the Montgomery Bus Boycott when she wouldn't give up her seat

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Mary Mcleod Bethune

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Founded the National Council of Negro women

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Thurgood Marshall

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A lawyer who won the Supreme Court case Brown vs. the Board of Education, which made segregation in public schools illegal

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Greensboro Four

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Freshmen at North Carolina AT & T State University that held the first sit-ins in Woolworths in Greensboro, NC to protest segregation

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James Meredith

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The first black student to enroll in the University of Mississippi. A riot started that cause Pres Kennedy to send 5000 troops to restore peace.

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Julian Bond

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Currently the Chairman of the National Association for the NAACP. Also founded the SNCC (studnt nonviolent coordinating committe)

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Juneteenth

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Know as Freedom or Emancipation Day, became a legal state holiday in Texas in 1980.

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Dr. Martin Luther King,Jr

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Delivered the I Have a Dream speech at the March on Washington in 1963

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15th Amendment

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Granted suffrage (voting) rights to AA men.

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Vivian Malone and James Hood

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First AA students to attend the University of Alabama when Pres Kennedy ordered the National Guard to ensure their enrollment

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David Dinkins

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Elected the first AA mayor of New York in 1989

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Elijah Muhammed

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Founded the Nation of Islam in 1930

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Civil Rights Act

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Passed by Congress in 1964. Considered the most impt piece of civil rights laws passed. Signed into law by Pres Lyndon B. Johnson

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Isabella Hurley

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AKA Sojourner Truth, a New York slave who became a speaker on abolitionism and women's rights

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William Still

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19th century abolitionist who fought to end segregation on the streetcars of Philadelphia

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13th Amendment

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Abolished slavery throughout the US in 1865

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr

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Led a 5 day march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama to protest unfair voting

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Daisy Bates

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Organized the Little Rock Nine to help desegregate Little Rock's Central High School

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Sadie T.T. Alexander

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First AA woman to receive a PhD in the US; first woman to receive a law degree from the Univ of Pennsylvania Law School

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Carter G Woodson

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Started Negro History Week which later became black history month

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William Still

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Fought to end segregation on the streetcars of Philadelphia

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Danny Tillman

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long time member of the SB City Unified School District Board of Education

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Cheney University

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Oldest historically black institution of higher learning, founded in Pennsylvania in 1832

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Booker T Washington

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Founder and president of Tuskegee Institute in 1881

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Meharry Medical College

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First Black school in the US. Founded by the Freedman's Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church

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John Woods

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First AA school board member in SB

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Dr. Judy White

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First AA Deputy Superintendent for the SB city unified school district

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Marva Collins

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Educator who gained national attention with her Westside Preparatory School in Chicago

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A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste

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Slogan of the United Negro College Fund

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Dorothy Inghram

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first AA superintendent of a school district in CA (Mill SD). Also the first AA teacher hired in SB county

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Xavier University

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Founded in 1915 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Is the oldest AA Catholic college in the US

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Ruby Bridges Hall

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First AA child to desegregate an elementary school in New Orleans

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Lewis Howard Latimer

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Invented the electric lamp

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Frederick M. Jones

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Refigeration invention allowed the long distance transportation of food, fuel, and farm animals

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Marie Brittan Brown

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Invented a home security system that uses TV surveillance

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George Carruthers

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Invented the ultraviolet camera used on the moon

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Andrew Beard

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Invented the Rotary Engine

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Garrett A. Morgan

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Created the world's first automatic 3-way stop sign. Also invented the gas mask.

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Frederick M. Jones

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Received a patent for a machine that dispensed movie tickets and change (1939)

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Thomas L. Jennings

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First AA to acquire a US patent for a dry cleaning process (1821)

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John P Moon

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Pioneered data storage and retrieval for personal computers on Apple's revolutionary Mac disc drive

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J.R. Winters

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Received a patent for a fire escape ladder in 1878

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O.S. Williams

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Invented the first airborne radar beacon for locating crashed aircrafts

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Norbert Rillieux

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Invented the sugar refinery process

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Elijah McCoy

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Invented the revolutionary engine lubricator for steam engines

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Granville T. Woods

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Inventor of the automatic air brake for trains

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Robert Shurney

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Developed many products for the US space program

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David Croswaith

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An authority on heat transfer, ventilation, and air conditioning

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Bernard Shaw

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A journalist respected for his coverage of the presidential elections and the Gulf War

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Carlayne Hunter-Gault

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Won an Emmy for her reporting on the MacNeil/Lehrer news hour, and one of the first Black students at the University of Georgia

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Sickle-Cell Anemia

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A genetic disease commonly found among people of African descent

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M. Joycelyn Elders

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Served as the US surgeon general under Clinton (spokesperson on matters of public health)

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Dr. Benjamin Carson

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Gained worldwide recognition as one of the world's leading neurosurgeons by separating Siamese twins who were joined at the head

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Dr. Daniel H. Williams

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First AA physician in the US to perform successful open heart surgery in 1893

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Dr. Patricia Bath

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An opthalmologist who became the first AA woman doctor to receive a patent for medical invention (of removing cataracts using a laser device).

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Dr. Alexander T. Augusta

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Became the first AA doctor to lead a hospital in the US in 1865.

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Charles Drew

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Developed research for a method of storing large quantities of blood in blood banks.

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James Derham

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Became one of America's first successful AA doctors for throat disorders (1783)

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Dr. Alexa Canady

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At the age of 30, became the first AA neurosurgeon in the US. Completed her studies at the Univ of Michigan.

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Clara Adams

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Was the highest ranking female in the US Army before her retirement.

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Henry O. Flipper

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First AA to graduate from West Point

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Daniel "Chappie" James Jr.

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First AA 4-star general in US military history.

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Marella A. Hayes

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Became the first AA female pilot in the US Armed Forces.

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Marcelite Hayes

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First AA female to make Brigadier General in the Air Force.

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General Benjamin O. Davis, Jr

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First AA General of the Air Force and Commander of the Tuskegee Airmen.

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Dorie Miller

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Awarded the Navy Cross for his heroism in the air attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.

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B.B. King

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A famous blues musician.

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Dean Dixon

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At the age of 26, became the first AA to conduct the New York Philmarmonic Orchestra.

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Roland Hayes

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A concert singer; first AA to sing in Boston's Symphony Hall in 1917.

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Error Garner

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One of the first jazz instrumentalists to give a solo recital in the US. Composed the song "Misty."

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Duke Ellington

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Named the Great Jazz musician, signature tune was "Take the A Train."

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Spirituals

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Slave slongs that combined African rhythms with Biblical scripture.

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Matthew Alexander Henson

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First person to set foot on the North Pole.

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Dr. Maulana Karenga

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Founder of the Kwanza celebration

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Gloria Dean Randle Scott

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Served as president of the National Girl Scouts Association.

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Marian Wright Edelman

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Founded the Children's Defense Fund.

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Allensworth

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Founded by Colonel Allen Allenworth, a former slave. This is an all black community located in Tulare County, CA.

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Carol Mosley Braun

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First female AA US Senator.

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Barack Obama

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First AA to receive a major party's nomination for Pres of the US. He won that election in 2008.

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Charlotte E. Ray

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Became the first AA female lawyer in 1872.

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Thurgood Marshall

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First AA appointed to the Supreme Court

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Karen Bass

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Currently Speaker of the CA state assembly

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Frederick Douglas

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First AA delegate for a national political party.

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Ron Brown

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First AA to hold the position of Secretary of commerce

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Mike Espy

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First AA secretary of agriculture

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Lenora Cole

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First AA head of the US Labor Department's Women's Bureau

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Lawrence Douglas Wilder

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First elected AA Governor of Virginia

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Hazel O'Leary

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First AA and the first female to serve as the US secretary of energy in 1993

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Willie Williams

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First AA police chief for the city of LA

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Constance Baker Motley

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First AA female to be appointed as a federal judge

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Norris Gregory

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First AA City Councilman for the city of San Bdno

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Shirley Chisolm

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Frst AA female elected to the House of Representatives

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Jackie Barrett

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Won the election for Fulton County Sheriff seat and became the first AA female sheriff

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Hiram R. Revels

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First AA US Senator (1870)

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Colin Powell

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First AA appointed to the position of 65th Secretary of State

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Condoleeza Rice

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First AA appointed to the position of National Security Advisor

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Carl B. Stokes

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Former Mayor of Cleveland and US Ambassador

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Patricia R. Harris

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First AA woman to serve in a cabinet position. (Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under Pres Carter)

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Condoleeza Rice

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First AA female appointed to position of 66th Secretary of State

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Barack Obama

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Won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009.

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Eric Holder

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Current Attorny General of the US

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James Augustine Healy

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First AA Catholic Bishop

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Reverend Richard Allen

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Founded the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvani

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St. Paul

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Oldest African Methodist Episcopal Church in SB, CA

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Pauli Murray

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First AA woman to be ordained an Episcopal priest.

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Coretta Scott King

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First woman of any race to preach at the St. Paul's Cathedral in London.

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Dr. Ronald McNair

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An astronaut recognized for his work in laser physics. Died in the Challenger explosion.

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George Washington Carver

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An important botanist who found 200 products that could be made from peanuts.

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Benjamin Banneker

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An AA mathematician who was a surveyor on the team that planned Washington, DC

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Percy Julian

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Known as the soybean chemist. His research led to cortisone, which is used to treat glaucoma, arthritis, etc.

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Dr. Danie Hale Williams

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First physician to successfully operate on the human heart (1893)

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Bessie Coleman

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First AA to receive an international pilot's license.

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Dr. Mae C. Jemison

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A mission specialist on the "Discovery" space-lab flight in 1991.

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Lt. Col. Guion (Guy) S. Bluford Jr.

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First AA astronaut in space in 1983 as a crewman on a shuttle mission.

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Donald Cotton

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The technical head for nuclear chemistry research and development at the Department of Energy.

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Walter S. McAfee

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First AA mathematician and physicist who first calculated the speed of the moon which resulted in men being able to walk on the moon.

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Hank Aaron

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Broke the record for home runs when he hit his 715th home run in 1974.

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Fritz Pollard

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First AA professional football player.

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Frank Robinson

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First AA manager of the Cleveland Indians baseball team in 1974.

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Cassius Clay

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Better known as Muhammed Ali; well known for his accomplishments in boxing. First man to win the heavy weight boxing title crown 3 times.

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Arthur Ashe

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First AA male to win a Singles title at Wimbledon.

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Bill Russell

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First AA coach in the NBA.

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Althea Gibson

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First AA female to win the Wimbledon Tennis title.

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Jesse Owens

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Won 4 gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympics making him the greatest track and field athlete of all times.

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Shani Davis

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Became the first AA to win an individual gold medal (for speed stating) at the Winter olympics.

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Art Shell

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First AA head coach in professional football.

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Jackie Robinson

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First AA to play professional baseball.

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Gayle Sayers

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Youngest player to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame

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Tony Dungy

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First AA head coach to win the Super Bowl

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Serena Williams

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Won the Singles title at the US Open on September 12, 1999

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Venus Williams

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Won back to back women's single tennis titles at Wimbledon.

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Tiger Woods

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Became the youngest golfer to win a lot of championships

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Gabrielle (Gaby) Douglas

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First AA to win 3 gold medals in gymnastics at the 2012 olympics in London