Invented the modern-day hairbrush.

Invented the portable weighing scale.

Invented the clothes dryer.

He was a plant scientist who made great contributions to the field of agriculture, especially with peanuts and sweet potatoes.

Invented a hair softener and straightening comb and became the 1st black woman millionaire.

Invented the automatic stop sign (traffic light).

The first person to perform open heart surgery.

The first African American woman in space.

A minister, civil rights leader and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize who said all people should be treated equally and with respect.

She was known as the “Mother of the Civil Rights movement.” She refused to give up her seat on the city bus.

He was a draftsman, and inventor, who made the first drawing of the telephone.

He created Kwanzaa which is a festival celebrated by African Americans.

The first African American to play for a Major League baseball team.

Invented the ironing board.

Invented the shoe-lasting machine which could quickly sew the upper part of the shoe to the sole.