Explore all 36 figures

1. 

   № 14

   STEM

   Alice Augusta Ball

   1892–1916 · Chemistry, Medicine

   Result 1
2. 

   Humanities№ 06

   Charlotta Bass

   1874–1969 (NPS dates) · Journalism, Publishing

   Result 2
3. 

   № 07

   STEM + Humanities

   Patricia Bath

   1942–2019 · Medicine, Invention

   Result 3
4. 

   № 15

   Humanities

   Jane Bolin

   1908–2007 · Law, Children's rights

   Result 4
5. 

   Portrait illustration№ 16

   STEM

   Marie Van Brittan Brown

   1922–1999 · Invention, Electronics

   Result 5
6. 

   № 17

   Humanities

   Mary Ann Shadd Cary

   1823–1893 · Journalism, Education

   Result 6
7. 

   № 01

   Humanities

   Emory Douglas

   Born 1943 · Graphic design, Illustration

   Result 7
8. 

   № 18

   STEM

   Annie Easley

   1933–2011 · Computer science, Mathematics

   Result 8
9. 

   № 08

   STEM

   Evelyn Boyd Granville

   1924–2023 · Mathematics, Computer programming

   Result 9
10. 

    № 09

    Humanities

    Augustus F. Hawkins

    1907–2007 · Public service, Education policy

    Result 10
11. 

    № 02

    Humanities

    Sargent Claude Johnson

    1888–1967 (birth year varies by source) · Sculpture, Ceramics

    Result 11
12. 

    № 19

    STEM

    Frederick McKinley Jones

    1893–1961 · Mechanical engineering, Refrigeration

    Result 12
13. 

    № 20

    STEM

    Percy Julian

    1899–1975 · Chemistry, Medicines

    Result 13
14. 

    № 21

    STEM

    Ernest Everett Just

    1883–1941 · Marine biology, Cell biology

    Result 14
15. 

    № 22

    Humanities

    Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley

    1818–1907 · Fashion design, Entrepreneurship

    Result 15
16. 

    № 23

    STEM

    Lewis Latimer

    1848–1928 · Electrical technology, Technical drawing

    Result 16
17. 

    № 24

    Humanities

    Edmonia Lewis

    about 1844–1907 · Sculpture, Black and Indigenous history

    Result 17
18. 

    № 10

    STEM + Humanities

    Bridget “Biddy” Mason

    c. 1818–1891 · Nursing, Midwifery

    Result 18
19. 

    № 11

    Humanities

    Miriam Matthews

    1905–2003 · Librarianship, History

    Result 19
20. 

    № 25

    Humanities

    Oscar Micheaux

    1884–1951 · Filmmaking, Writing

    Result 20
21. 

    № 03

    Humanities

    Mary Ellen Pleasant

    Birth uncertain–1904 · Entrepreneurship, Civil rights

    Result 21
22. 

    № 26

    Humanities

    Bayard Rustin

    1912–1987 · Civil rights, Organizing

    Result 22
23. 

    Humanities№ 27

    Augusta Savage

    1892–1962 · Sculpture, Arts education

    Result 23
24. 

    № 28

    Humanities

    Arturo Alfonso Schomburg

    1874–1938 · Archives, Historical research

    Result 24
25. 

    № 29

    STEM + Humanities

    Robert Smalls

    1839–1915 · Navigation, Civic leadership

    Result 25
26. 

    № 04

    Humanities

    Betty Reid Soskin

    1921–2025 · Public history, Music

    Result 26
27. 

    Humanities№ 12

    William Grant Still

    1895–1978 · Composition, Orchestral music

    Result 27
28. 

    № 30

    STEM

    Valerie Thomas

    Born 1943 · Physics, Satellite imaging

    Result 28
29. 

    № 31

    STEM

    Charles Henry Turner

    1867–1923 · Animal behavior, Entomology

    Result 29
30. 

    № 36

    Humanities

    James Van Der Zee

    1886–1983 · Photography, Visual storytelling

    Result 30
31. 

    № 32

    Humanities

    Dorothy Porter Wesley

    1905–1995 · Libraries, Archives

    Result 31
32. 

    № 33

    STEM

    Gladys West

    1930–2026 · Mathematics, Geodesy

    Result 32
33. 

    № 13

    STEM + Humanities

    Paul Revere Williams

    1894–1980 · Architecture, Design

    Result 33
34. 

    № 34

    STEM

    Granville T. Woods

    1856–1910 · Electrical engineering, Rail transportation

    Result 34
35. 

    № 35

    Humanities

    Carter G. Woodson

    1875–1950 · History, Education

    Result 35
36. 

    № 05

    STEM + Humanities

    Charles Young

    1864–1922 · Conservation, Park management

    Result 36

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