Percy Julian
Percy Julian was a remarkable chemist and entrepreneur who made significant contributions to the field of chemistry during his lifetime. He was a pioneer in...
Thomas L. Jennings
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Thomas Jennings (1791–Feb. 12, 1856), a free-born African American and New Yorker who became a leader of the abolitionist movement, made his fortune as the...
Granville Woods
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Granville T. Woods, also known as “Black Edison,” was a prominent African-American inventor who significantly contributed to the advancement of various technologies. Born on April...
Benjamin Banneker
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Benjamin Banneker, an African American mathematician and amateur astronomer, made significant contributions to the fields of mathematics, astronomy, and literature during the late 18th century....
Frederick Jones
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Frederick Jones was born in Ohio in 1893. After a challenging childhood, he taught himself mechanical and electrical engineering, inventing a range of devices relating...
Jan Matzeliger
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Jan Matzeliger was born in Paramaribo (now Suriname) in 1852. Matzeliger settled in the United States in 1873 and trained as a shoemaker. In 1883,...
Madam C.J. Walker
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Madam C.J. Walker, born Sarah Breedlove, was an African American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and social activist. She is best known for creating a line of hair...
Evelyn Granville Boyd
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Mathematician Evelyn Granville Boyd was born on May 1, 1924, in Washington, D.C. Her father, William, mainly worked as a custodian and separated from the...
Lewis Howard Latimer
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A Pioneer in Invention and Engineering Lewis Howard Latimer, an inventor and engineer, played a pivotal role in shaping the technological landscape of the late...
Marie Van Brittan Brown
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African American inventor Marie Van Brittan Brown contributed to a safer society with her invention of the first home security system. Her invention was the...