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Margaret Garner
she was a slave and she killed her two year old child so she wouldnt have to be a slave in the pre civil war times she was born June 4 , 1834 she died 1858. http://www.dunbarhs.org/ourpages/auto/2012/3/28/50020979/MargaretGarner.pdf -
Booker T. Washington
Booker T. Washington was an author from 1895 to his death 1915 he was the most famous african american at that time. http://encyclopediavirginia.org/Washington_Booker_T_1856-1915 -
Anna J. Cooper
Anna was born into slavery but then went to school to become a writter and she graduated and became famous writter poet and etc. http://cooperproject.org/about-anna-julia-cooper/ -
James Weldone Johnson
He was a pet , writer and teacher he was born June 17 , 1871 and died on June 28 , 1938 http://library.sc.edu/spcoll/amlit/johnson/johnson1.html -
Garrett Morgan
african american inventor his most famous and greatest inventions he ever made were protective hood, a traffic signal, and a hair-straightening preparation.http://www.biography.com/people/garrett-morgan-9414691
