Canonical dataset · edition 1.0

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Master index of figures. Column headers sort.
					Fields	Born			Sources	Revision
01	Douglas, Emoryemory-douglas	Born 1943	Humanities	Men	Graphic design, Illustration, Visual communication	Grand Rapids, Michigan	SF Bay Area	CC BY	[1][2]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
02	Johnson, Sargent Claudesargent-claude-johnson	1888–1967 (birth year varies by source)	Humanities	Men	Sculpture, Ceramics, Public art	Boston, Massachusetts	SF Bay Area	Rights unverified	[1][2][3]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
05	Young, Charlescharles-young	1864–1922	Both	Men	Conservation, Park management, Civil engineering, Public service	Kentucky, United States	SF Bay Area	Rights unverified	[1][2]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
09	Hawkins, Augustus F.augustus-hawkins	1907–2007	Humanities	Men	Public service, Education policy, Labor rights	Shreveport, Louisiana	California	Rights unverified	[1]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
12	Still, William Grantwilliam-grant-still	1895–1978	Humanities	Men	Composition, Orchestral music, Conducting	Woodville, Mississippi	California	No known restrictions (institutional statement)	[1][2]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
13	Williams, Paul Reverepaul-r-williams	1894–1980	Both	Men	Architecture, Design, Engineering	Los Angeles, California	California	Rights unverified	[1][2]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
19	Jones, Frederick McKinleyfrederick-mckinley-jones	1893–1961	STEM	Men	Mechanical engineering, Refrigeration, Invention	Cincinnati, Ohio	US	Rights unverified	[1][2][3]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
20	Julian, Percypercy-julian	1899–1975	STEM	Men	Chemistry, Medicines, Industrial research	Montgomery, Alabama	US	Rights unverified	[1]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
21	Just, Ernest Everetternest-everett-just	1883–1941	STEM	Men	Marine biology, Cell biology, Education	Charleston, South Carolina	US	Rights unverified	[1][2][3]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
23	Latimer, Lewislewis-latimer	1848–1928	STEM	Men	Electrical technology, Technical drawing, Invention	Chelsea, Massachusetts	US	Rights unverified	[1]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
25	Micheaux, Oscaroscar-micheaux	1884–1951	Humanities	Men	Filmmaking, Writing, Entrepreneurship	Metropolis, Illinois (some scholarship places his birth near Cairo)	US	Rights unverified	[1][2][3][4]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
26	Rustin, Bayardbayard-rustin	1912–1987	Humanities	Men	Civil rights, Organizing, Nonviolent action, Human rights	West Chester, Pennsylvania	US	Rights unverified	[1]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
28	Schomburg, Arturo Alfonsoarturo-alfonso-schomburg	1874–1938	Humanities	Men	Archives, Historical research, Libraries, Afro-Latino history	San Juan, Puerto Rico	US	Source-declared public domain	[1][2][3]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
29	Smalls, Robertrobert-smalls	1839–1915	Both	Men	Navigation, Civic leadership, Public education	Beaufort, South Carolina	US	No known restrictions (institutional statement)	[1][2]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
31	Turner, Charles Henrycharles-henry-turner	1867–1923	STEM	Men	Animal behavior, Entomology, Education	Cincinnati, Ohio	US	Rights unverified	[1][2][3]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
34	Woods, Granville T.granville-woods	1856–1910	STEM	Men	Electrical engineering, Rail transportation, Invention	Columbus, Ohio	US	Rights unverified	[1]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
35	Woodson, Carter G.carter-g-woodson	1875–1950	Humanities	Men	History, Education, Publishing	New Canton, Buckingham County, Virginia	US	Rights unverified	[1][2]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
36	Van Der Zee, Jamesjames-van-der-zee	1886–1983	Humanities	Men	Photography, Visual storytelling, Community history	Lenox, Massachusetts	US	Source-declared public domain	[1][2]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
41	Bluford, Guionguion-bluford	Born 1942	STEM	Men	Aerospace engineering, Space science, Aviation	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	US	Reuse supported by agency terms	[1][2][3]	Requested astronaut addition2026-11-08

Data dictionary

Schema 1.0. Future editions may add article sections, source-linked events, media and location records keyed by the same stable IDs. Editing happens in the versioned master file, not on this site.

id: Stable record ID and URL slug. Never reused.
number: Collection number from the master index.
name: Display name as recorded.
sortName: Explicit surname-first sort key (editorial overlay).
gender: Women / Men, as recorded.
life: Life dates exactly as recorded, including uncertainty notes.
domain: STEM, Humanities, or Both.
fields: Disciplines and practices.
born: Documented birthplace text, including disputes.
roots: Roots, identity and education places/notes.
worked: Documented work places.
impacted: Who or where impact reached — not residence.
local_tier: Curatorial place tier: SF Bay Area, California, US.
accomplishment: Overview narrative.
kid_k2 / kid_35: Reading-level versions.
question: Inquiry / making prompt.
teaching_note: Educator guidance.
sources: Title, URL and the claim each source supports.
image: Portrait source, credit, kind and rights statement.
rightsStatus: Per-image category: source-declared public domain, CC0, CC BY, no known restrictions, reuse supported by agency terms, rights unverified, or copyright asserted. Summarizes source evidence; not a legal determination.
reviewed / revision: Last-reviewed date and editorial revision status.