Invented peanut butter

First African slaves arrive in Virginia

Made racial segregation in public school unconstitutional.

The most influential figure in reggae music

Invented Black hair care products for Black women.

Emancipation Proclamation

Ruled that prohibition on interracial marriages was unconstitutional

Revolutionized jazz music after arriving in Chicago to play second trumpet in King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band.

Made the first clock in America

15th Amendment gave Blacks the right to vote

Upheld affirmative action's constitutionality in education

Appeared as first cartoon with all black cast.

Invented the first traffic signal

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas

Upheld that official resistance and community violence could not justify delays in implementing desegregation efforts.

First Black woman to win Best Actress at the Oscars

Invented a method of eye surgery that has helped many blind people see

Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.

The Court stated that segregation was legal and constitutional as long as "facilities were equal"

Created one of the most popular albums of all time, selling more than 40 million copies.