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22 Cards in this Set
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Lewis Latimer
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made carbon phillament lightbulb more efficient
worked for Thomas Edison |
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Dr. Patricia Bath
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development of laser phaco probe to remove cataracts
first women surgeon at UCLA |
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Condoleeza Rice
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secretary of state
went to college at age 15 |
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Aretha Franklin
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recorded 1st album at age 14
first women in Hall of Fame (1987) |
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Ray Charles
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put R&B and Gospel together and created a whole new genre
pioneer of soul music |
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Jesse Jackson
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civil rights activist
ran for president twice, first African American to be a great contender assistant for Martin Luther King Jr. |
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Garrett Morgan
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inventor, made improvements on sewing machines
made traffic light aka man of action |
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Benjamin Banneker
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created the wooden clock that lasted 40 years
successfully predicted the solar exlipse in 1791, he surveyed D.C. |
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Martin Luther King. Jr.
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biggest speech is "I Have a Dream"
receieved Nobel Peace prize in 1964 started the Montgomery Bus Boycott |
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Diana Ross
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had two hollywood stars
lead vocalist for the Supremes had 12 #1 hits |
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Clarence Thomas
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attended yale
appointed to supreme court. became 106th justice on march 5, 1991 |
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Gwendolyn Brooks
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won Pultizier prize (first African American to receive it)
wrote many famous poems |
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Ernest Green
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oldest of little rock 9 (first of 9 students to integrate schools)
first black student to graduate central h/s |
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Father Divine
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moved to an upper-class, all-white neighborhood, and then was arrested for "disturbing the peace" by praying too loudly.
spent 1 year in jail for his "crime" aka "second messiah" |
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Sammy Davis Jr.
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first African American to be enjoyed by both whites and blacks
married a white women won Spingarn Medal |
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Georgle Washington Carver
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made many inventions out of peanut butter like an axle, instant coffee, nail polish
made over 300 products in 2 years |
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Ella Fitzgerald
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great at improv.
had an impressive 3-octave voice won 13 grammy awards won US national medal of arts in 1990 |
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Jackie Robinson
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joined Brooklyn Dodgers
won "Rookie of the Year" won MVP won 6 division games won World Series vs. Yankees inducted into Hall of Fame broke racial barrier (played more than 60 yrs.) |
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Oprah Winfrey
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-first black women to become a billionaire
won supp. actor for Oscars owned and produced (first African American) her own company (Harpo) named by Time magazine one of the most influencial women |
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Kareem Abdul Jabar
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boycotted the Olympics in 1968
inducted in Hall of Fame in 1995 won 5 championships |
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Phillip Emeagwali
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voted scientist of the year
won Gordon Bell Prize for work with super computers in 1989 aka father of the internet |
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Nat King Cole
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made the Christmas Song
had own weekly TV show |