Lewis Latimer
(September 4, 1848- December 11, 1928)
Inventor, and draftsman
Patenting of the light bulb and the telephone
Lloyd Hall
(June 20, 1894- 1971)
Developed new methods of food preservation and
sterilization which eliminated spoilage and health
hazards and enhanced efficiency and profitability
for food suppliers
Charles Drew
(June 3, 1904- April 1, 1950)
Educator, Doctor, and Surgeon
Pioneered methods of storing blood plasma
for transfusion and organized the first large-scale
blood bank in the U.S.
Bayard Rustin
(March 17, 1912- August 24, 1987)
Spent years in the background of the shadows of the
great civil rights leader of the 1960's, despite being
the man who taught, organized and led them.
Wendell Scott
(August 29, 1921- December 23, 1990)
First Black full-time driver on the NASCAR circuit
Acting as a driver and his own mechanic he gained the
admiration of fans and fellow drivers his grit and determination
to be successful in a sport deeply-entrenched in the Jim Crow south.
Matt Baker
(December 10, 1921- August 11, 1959)
The first known successful African American artist
in the comic book industry.
Bobby Seale
(October 22, 1936)
Political Activist
Co- founder and National Chairman of the Black Panther Party
Huey P. Newton
(February 17, 1942- August 22, 1989)
Activist
Founded the militant Black Panther Party in 1966
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