Black History Month Part 3

Who patented the traffic signal in 1923?

Who developed the first successful open-heart surgery technique?

Which inventor developed an early version of the gas mask and a hair-straightening product?

What invention, patented by Lonnie G. Johnson, became popular as a summer toy, shooting streams of water?

Who was the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize for his novel “The Adventures of Augie March”?

Which African American author wrote the book series about a young wizard named Harry Potter?

Who was the first African American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?

Which poet and playwright was known for his contributions to the Harlem Renaissance with poems like “The Weary Blues”?

Which author wrote the famous autobiography detailing his life as a slave and his escape to freedom?