Black History: Our History Worksheet

Risked my life to lead hundreds of family to freedom on this elaborate secret network of safe houses
Made the light bulb more practical and contributed to the invention of the first telephone.
My automatic elevator doors dramatically improved passenger safety.
Designed one of the first coin-op arcade games (Demolition Day).
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People founder
Revolutionized agriculture in the South, transforming its economy.
Made a fortune on my specialized beauty product line for African American.
Saved lives by inventing an early version of the gas mask and a new form of traffic signal.
Pioneered America's first large-scale blood bank during World War II.
Improved the pacemaker and made everyday electronic devices, such as television and computers, more efficient and affordable.
Me and fellow scientist Gerhard Sessler developed an inexpensive, compact, and highly sensitive microphone. Today 90% of microphones uses our technology, including in cell phones, laptops, baby monitors, and hearing aids.
My laser tool has helped restore or improve vision in patients worldwide.
He was an engineer for NASA,but may be most famous for inventing the Super Soaker.
Co-invented the personal computer, dramatically changing the way people work.
Widely known for the book and miniseries "Roots and "The Autobiography of Malcolm X".
An American poet, memoirist, civil rights activist and the author of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" .
An American novelist, short story writer, poet, activist. She wrote the novel "The Color Purple".
Won a Tony Award for the title role in the all-black production of Hello, Dolly in 1968.
An American politician, educator, and author, and in 1968, she became the first black woman elected to the United States Congress.
The first African-American congresswoman to come from the deep South and the first woman ever elected to the Texas Senate.
Became the first African American woman to travel in space.
One of the first African Americans to become a leading artist at the Metropolitan Opera.
An American sprinter who became a world-record-holding Olympic champion and international sports icon in track and field following her successes in the Olympic Games.
An American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and activist in the Civil Rights Movement.
An African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist.
Principal of Kashmere Gardens High School