Hidden No More: Week 11 round-up
…Yale in 1876, the first time any American university conferred a doctorate on an African American. He went on to teach at Philadelphia’s Institute for Colored Youth for 26 years….
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Hidden No More: Week 10 round-up
…& the History of Technology,” explored ways in which women and people of color have contributed to American innovation. Julian Abele, Architect When Duke University was being built, Abele was…
Hidden No More: Week 9 round-up
…nutritious foods in the American South. Norbert Rillieux In 1843, Rillieux received a patent for an improved method of refining sugar. His innovation transformed the sugar industry. It is still…
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…Studies/History Correlations: 8.H.3, 8.H.3.2 Tales of the American South 3rd Grade Social Studies Correlations: 3.H.1.1, 3.C.1.2 4th Grade Social Studies/History Correlations: 4.H.1.4, 4.H.1.1 5th Grade Social Studies/History: 5.H.1.3 6th Grade…
Hidden No More: Week 7 round-up
Thomas L. Jennings Jennings, a tailor, was the first African American known to receive a U.S. patent. In 1821, he was granted patent no. 3,306x for “dry scouring,” a precursor…
Hidden No More: Week 6 round-up
Henry E. Baker Baker was an examiner in the U.S. Patent Office. In the early 1900s, he conducted a national search to learn which patents had been granted to African Americans…
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Hidden No More: Week 5 round-up
…which provided practical advice to women, is one of the first medical publications by an African American. Eliza Ann Grier In 1897, Grier became the first African American woman licensed…
Hidden No More: Week 4 round-up
…Malick Malick, the first licensed African American pilot, worked as an aerial photographer and operated an air transportation service in Pennsylvania. Evelyn Granville Granville worked in the IBM group that…
Hidden No More: Week 2 round-up
Christine Darden Christine Darden is from Monroe, North Carolina. She was the first African American woman to be awarded a doctorate of science in mechanical engineering. A leader of NASA’s…