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Marie Van Brittan Brown
Marie Van Brittan Brown
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Madam C.J. Walker (Sarah Breedlove) the first female self made millionaire in the world poses for a portrait circa 1914. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives:Getty Images)

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Madam C.J. Walker
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Thomas L Jennings

Thomas L. Jennings
Thomas L. Jennings
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Alexander Miles

Alexander Miles
Alexander Miles
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Dr. Patricia Bath
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Dr. Patricia Bath
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Elijah McCoy

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Elijah McCoy
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Sarah Boone Walter Oleksy : Alamy Stock Photo

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Sarah Boone
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Alice Parker Walter Oleksy : Alamy Stock Photo

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Alice Parker
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Frederick McKinley Jones, inventor, refrigeration expert and cofounder of Thermo King Corp., holding a model of his refrigerated railroad car-Getty

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Frederick McKinley Jones
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