Ida Gray Nelson Rollins
Ida Gray Nelson Rollins, the first African American Woman dentist, was born in Clarksville, Tennessee, on March 4, 1867. She became an orphan when her...
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Daniel Hale Williams III
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Daniel Hale Williams III was a pioneering surgeon best known for performing 1893 one of the world’s first successful open-heart surgeries. Williams was born on...
Dr. Levi Watkins, Jr
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Dr. Levi Watkins, Jr. was a cardiac surgeon who, in 1980, performed the first implantation of an automatic defibrillator into a human heart. He was...
Dr. Rebecca J. Cole
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Pioneering African American Physician Dr. Rebecca J. Cole was a trailblazing figure in the field of medicine, breaking barriers and defying societal expectations to become...
Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler
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Born Rebecca Davis in Delaware on February 8, 1831, she grew up in Pennsylvania, where her aunt provided care for the ill. A bright girl,...
Dr. James McCune
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If you are interested in learning about the history of medicine and civil rights in America, you should know about Dr. James McCune Smith, the...
David Harold Blackwell
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A Pioneer in Mathematics and Statistics David Harold Blackwell, a prominent mathematician and statistician, made significant contributions to the fields of mathematics and statistics. Born...
Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr
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Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr., was the first African American selected to be an astronaut. He was also a test pilot and senior the United States...
Guion Bluford
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Guion Bluford, in full Guion Stewart Bluford, Jr., (born November 22, 1942, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.), an astronaut who was the first African American launched into...
Frederick Drew Gregory
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Frederick Drew Gregory was a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut, administrator, and the first black man to command a space shuttle mission. Born...