Black History

One of the first African-Americans computer scientists at NASA. Leading member of the team that developed the software for the Centaur rocket stage.

• Annie Easley

• Dr. Mae Jemison

• Katherine Johnson

First African-American to earn a Ph.D. in Computer Science. A pioneer in groupware and technology that enables real-time collaborative editing of documents.

• Mark Dean

• Garret Morgan

• Benjamin Banneker

• Clarence “Skip” Ellis

This person mapped out Washington, D.C. and created the first clock

• George Washington Carver

• Benjamin Banneker

• Thru good Marshall

• Garrett Morgan

The first black woman to invent a home security system

• Katherine Johnson

• Dr. Mae Jemison

• Marie Van Brittan Brown

• Coretta Scott King

What woman led more than 300 slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad?

• Harriet Tubman

• Michelle Obama

• Oprah Winfrey

• Shirley Chisholm

I was the first African-American child to attend an all-white public elementary school in the American South. Who am I?

• Ruby Bridges

• Hattie McDaniel

• Aretha Franklin

• Oprah Winfrey

I was an U.S. Army general, statesman. I am the highest ranking African-American government official in history. Who am I?

• Frank Robinson

• Jim Brown

• Bill Cosby

• Colin Powell

Who was the first African-American Supreme Court Justice?

• Charley Pride

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Thurgood Marshall

• Colin Powell

Who became the first black player in Major League Baseball in 1947?

• Michael Jordan

• Jackie Robinson

• Muhammad Ali

• Charley Pride

Was best known for giving up her seat on the bus and was very important in the civil rights movement.

• Rosa Parks

• Barack Obama

• Ruby Bridges