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Black History Makers

Black History Makers: Walter P. Manning

Walter P. Manning was a Tuskegee Airman who flew 50 missions during World War II. In 2007, he was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, and the Air Medal for heroism six times..

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Black History Makers: Garrett Morgan

Garrett Morgan was an African-American inventor, businessman, and community leader who is credited with inventing an improved sewing machine and traffic signal, a hair-straightening product, and a respiratory device that would later provide the blueprint for World War I gas masks.

Black History Makers: Gloria Richardson Dandridge

Gloria Richardson Dandridge was the first woman in the United States to lead a civil rights movement outside of the Deep South as co-founder of the Cambridge Nonviolent Action Committee (CNAC).

Black History Makers: Benjamin Banneker

Benjamin Banneker was a mathematician, astronomer, landowner, and author of a commercially successful series of almanacs.

Black History Makers: Mary Bowser, Union Spy

Mary Bowser operated as a Union spy in the White House of the Confederacy during the Civil War.

Black History Makers: Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller

Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller was the first African American psychiatrist and a pioneer in the study of Alzheimer's disease.

Black History Makers: A.M. Darke

A.M. Darke is first person to create an open-source platform dedicated to black hair. Black hair has long been undervalued, and poorly represented. Not only in gaming or other types of simulations, but also with toys available, non-toxic hair care products by big name companies, and television. Proper representation can help eliminate prejudice and restore a sense of cultural pride.

Black History Makers: Elizabeth Freeman AKA ‘Mum Bett’

Elizabeth Freeman, best known as "Mum Bett," was the first Black woman to sue and win her freedom in the state of Massachusetts.

Black History Makers: Tom Molineaux

This is the story of Tom Molineaux, America's first international boxing superstar.

Black History Makers: Maggie Lena Walker

Maggie Lena Walker was the first woman to found a bank.

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