Guion Stewart Bluford, Jr. was the first African American astronaut to travel to space. In 1978, Guion Stewart Bluford was selected as an astronaut candidate.
George Washington Carver was born in 1860. Born of slave parents in Diamond Grove, Missouri, Carver was rescued from Confederate kidnappers as an infant. At
Born in Maryland on November 9, 1731, Benjamin Banneker is often known as the “First African American Scientist.” He built a wooden clock that kept
In 1856, Granville T. Woods was born to free African American parents in Columbus, Ohio. After the Civil War, Granville became the first African American
Garrett Augustus Morgan was born in Paris, Kentucky. Garrett went to Cincinnati, Ohio to look for work during his teenage years. He didn’t have a
Barack Obama was born August 4, 1961. He is the first African American to be elected President of the United States. This historic win made
Lewis Howard Latimer wasn’t able to get an education. The lack of schooling didn’t stop him from learning. He taught himself to make mechanical drawings
Carter G. Woodson is known as “The Father of Black History.” During the month of February, American take the time to embrace and honor the
Physicist Ronald E. McNair became the second African American to enter space. He was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in January 1978. He
Judge Thurgood Marshall was a great lawyer and Civil Rights leader. As chief counsel for the NAACP, he won the historic Brown vs. Board of
Paul Robeson was born on April 9, 1898 in Princeton, New Jersey. He was the youngest son of a minister who had been a slave.
W.E.B. Du Bois was born on February 23, 1868 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. He was a teacher, writer, sociologist and activist. Du Bois attended the
Martin Luther King, Jr was born January 15, 1929. He graduated from Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA in 1948. In 1953 King married Coretta Scott
Frederick Douglass was born a slave. He escaped from slavery at the age of 21. He became a great speaker and abolitionist. In his speeches,
Elijah McCoy was born May 2, 1844 in Colchester, Ontario. His parents, George and Mildred, were former slaves who escaped from Kentucky with help from
