Elijah McCoy
Elijah McCoy Inventor holding over 57 patents

Wilberforce University
Wilberforce University Wilberforce University

Mississippi Valley State
Mississippi Valley State University

Evelyn Boyd Granville
Evelyn Boyd Granville First black woman to receive an honorary doctorate

John Coltrane
John Coltrane Jazz Music Innovator

Irwin C. Mollison
Irwin C. Mollison Appointed Jjudge

Dr. Matthew Ricketts
Matthew Ricketts First black man elected to Nebraska State Legislature

Milton L. Olive III
Milton L. Olive III Vietnam War Hero

Fair Employment Practices Committee
Fair Employment Practices Fair Employment Practices Commission

Louis (or Lucas) Santomee
Louis (or Lucas) Santomee First university-trained black physician

Carter G. Woodson
Carter G. Woodson Founder of Black History Month

William Wells Brown
William Wells Brown First African-American to publish a novel

James Augustine Healey
James Augustine Healey First black Catholic bishop

Slavery abolished in all French territories
Slavery abolished in all French territories Slavery abolished in all French territories

Claude McKay
Claude McKay Novelist and Poet