Do You Know Your Black History? By Dianne Pidgeon

Who Was the First African American Woman Astronaut?

Mae Jemison Physician Scientist Astronaut Educator NASA

Who Discovered Fire Fighting Chemical Foam That Puts Out Gasoline Fires and a Treatment for Glaucoma?

Percy Julian New York Public Library Schaumburg Center for Research in Black Culture Born: April 11, 1899 Montgomery Alabama DePauw University Harvard University Created an inexpensive drug to treat glaucoma

Who Made 300 Products From Peanuts?

George Washington Carver Soap Paint Lotion Plastics 300 products from peanuts

Who Invented the Globe Supporter for Electric Lamps?

Lewis Howard Latimer Black Scientist A to Z Inventor and Engineer

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