Henry Ranson McBay

Developed a treatment for prostate cancer using acetyl peroxide – 1981.

Patricia Bath

Patented the method for laser removal of cataract lenses – 1988.

Levi Watkins

Performed the 1st surgical implantation of the automatic heart defibrillator – 1980.

Paul Cuffe (Kufu)

Wealthiest man in the U.S. in 1800’s whose ships returned many Africans to West Africa.

Toussaint L’Ouverture

Conquered British and French colonization to win Haiti’s independence – 1801.

Matthew A. Henson

The very first human to reach the North Pole – 1909.

Daniel Hale Williams

Founded Provident Hospital in Chicago. Performed the world’s very first open-heart

surgery – 1893.

Claud Anderson

Developed an economic system that empowers impoverished communities – 2001.

Jean Baptiste DuSable

Founded the city of Chicago in 1770.

Garrett Morgan

Invented the safety hood in 1914 and the electronic traffic signal in 1923.

Elijah McCoy

Invented “The Real McCoy” – automatic lubrication system for train engines – 1872.

Valerie Thomas

NASA analyst who invented the “illusion transmitter” that causes 3-D projections to

appear as if they are in your living room - 1980.

Granville T. Woods

Developed system for overhead electric railroad lines – 1888.

The Buffalo Soldiers

Known as the fiercest fighters of the U.S. Army – 9th & 10th Calvary, 1866.

Benjamin Banneker

Built the first clock made in America – 1752.

George Carruthers

Developed 1st moon-based ultraviolet camera to be placed on the moon – 1972.

George Washington Carver

The first to develop and teach the system of “crop rotation” to preserve soil viability.

Meredith Gourdine

Pioneered the research in “electrogasdynamics” that converts natural

gas to electricity for everyday use.

Charles Drew

Discovered method for freezing blood and established the 1st blood bank – 1940.

Alice Parker

Invented a new and improved furnace that provided central heating – 1919.

Lewis Howard Latimer

Invented the carbon filament that enabledthe incandescent electric lamp to glow.

Mark E. Dean

Co-invented the microcomputer system with Bus Control for peripheral devices – 1980’s.

Bessie Blount

Invented an electrical device in 1951 that allowed WW II amputees to feed themselves

in their wheelchairs or beds.

Barack Obama

1st Black president of Harvard Law Review and elected President of U.S. – Nov 2008.