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George Crum
(Potato Chips)
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Charles R. Drew
(Surgeon & Medical Researcher)
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James Forten, Sr.
(Sailmaker & Abolitionist)
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Lloyd A. Hall
(Food Chemist)
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Lonnie Johnson
(Super Soaker)
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Frederick M. Jones
(Mobile Refrigeration)
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Percy L. Julian
(Chemist)
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Ernest E. Just
(Biologist & Author)
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Lewis H. Latimer
(Invented method for producing durable carbon filament for electric lightbulbs)
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Joseph Lee
(Bread Machine)
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Jan E. Matzeliger
(Shoe-Lasting Machine)
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Elijah McCoy
(Lubrication systems for steam engines)
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Garrett A. Morgan
(Three-way traffic light & safety hood)
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Norbert Rillieux
(Automated sugar refining)
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Lewis Temple
(Temple Toggle Iron Whale Harpoon)
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Madam C.J. Walker
(Entrepreneur of Cosmetics & Haircare Products)
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Louis T. Wright
(Surgeon & Civil Rights Activist)
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Granville T. Woods
(Railway Telegraphy)
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