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A black and white portrait of George Alcorn.

George Edward Alcorn

A black and white portrait of Archie Alexander. He is smoking a pipe and wearing a suit and glasses.

Archie A. Alexander

A black and white portrait of Harold Amos. He is wearing a suit and tie.

Harold Amos

A black and white portrait of Wanda M. Austin

Wanda M. Austin

A portrait of Benjamin Banneker that is a drawing.

Benjamin Banneker

A black and white portrait of Mary Mcleod Bethune. She is seated and is holding some papers.

Mary McLeod Bethune

A black and white portrait of Keith L. Black. He is wearing a white doctor's coat.

Keith L. Black

A black and white portrait of David Blackwell. He is wearing large glasses and a suit and tie.

David Harold Blackwell

A black and white portrait of Lawrence Bobo. He is posed on front of a bookcase with lots of books. He is wearing a suit and tie.

Lawrence D. Bobo

A black and white portrait of Edward Bouchet as a young man. He is wearing a suit. Style of photo appears to be from late 19th century.

Edward Alexander Bouchet

A black and white portrait of Randolph Bromery. He appears bald and is wearing a suit.

Randolph W. Bromery

A black and white portrait of Emery Brown.

Emery Brown

A black and white portrait of Ralph Bunche in a suit and tie with arms crossed.

Ralph J. Bunche

A black and white portrait of Alexa Canady

Alexa I. Canady

A black and white portrait of George Carruthers

George Carruthers

A black and white portrait of Ben Carson in white lab coat and glasses

Benjamin Solomon Carson, Sr.

A black and white portrait of George Washington Carver in his lab working with lab equipment

George Washington Carver

A black and white portrait of Jewel Plummer Cobb

Jewel Plummer Cobb

A black and white portrait of W. M. Cobb. He is standing behind a chair wearing a suit.

W. Montague Cobb

A black and white portrait of Christine Darden.

Christine Voncile Mann Darden

A black and white photo of Haile Debas. He is smiling and wearing glasses and a suit.

Haile T. Debas

A black and white portrait of Charles Drew.

Charles R. Drew

A black and white portrait of WEB DuBois. He is wearing a suit and tie and has a beard and moustache.

William E.B. DuBois

Rhetaugh Graves Dumas

A black and white portrait of Jennifer Eberhardt

Jennifer L. Eberhardt

A black and white portrait of Marian Wright Edelman

Marian Wright Edelman

A black and white portrait of Scott V. Edwards

Scott V. Edwards

A black and white portrait of Vernice Ferguson.

Vernice Ferguson

A portrait of Henry Foster. He is wearing glasses and a suit and tie.

Henry W. Foster, Jr.

A black and white portrait of Joseph Francisco. He is wearing glasses and a suit and tie.

Joseph S. Francisco

A black and white portrait of Jim Gates. He is smiling, wearing glasses and a blazer, and has long hair.

Sylvester James Gates, Jr.

A black and white portrait of James Gavin in a gray suit jacket and tie. He has a beard.

James Raphael Gavin III

A black and white portrait of Meredith Gourdine. He is wearing a suit.

Meredith Gourdine

A black and white portrait of Evelyn Boyd Granville

Evelyn Boyd Granville

A black and white portrait of Beatrix Hamburg as an older woman. She is wearing pearls and a brooch.

Beatrix A. Hamburg

A black and white portrait of Betty Harris. She is wearing glasses.

Betty W. Harris

A black and white portrait of James Harris. He is working in the lab and is wearing a white lab coat.

James A. Harris

A black and white portrait of Wesley Harris. He is wearing a suit and bow tie. He has white hir and a beard.

Wesley Harris

Bernard A. Harris, Jr.

A black and white portrait of W. Lincoln Hawkins. He is smiling as if he is laughing and he is looking up. A medal award is in the foreground. He is wearing glass and a tie.

W. Lincoln Hawkins

A black and white portrait of Ruby Hearn. She has short white hair and is wearing glasses and smiling.

Ruby Puryear Hearn

A black and white portrait of John Holloman circa 1940s. He is in an army uniform.

John L. S. Holloman, Jr.

A black and white portrait of Donald Hopkins. He is wearing a printed shirt with designs and text on it and he is wearing glasses.

Donald R. Hopkins

A black and white portrait of Freeman Hrabowski. He is wearing a suit and tie and glasses,

Freeman A. Hrabowski, III

A black and white portrait of Shirley Jackson

Shirley Ann Jackson

A black and white portrait of Anthony James. He is posed in front of a wall with framed diplomas and awards.

Anthony A. James

A portrait of Mae Jemison in her astronaut suit holding her helmet. She is smiling and has short hair.

Mae C. Jemison

A black and white portrait of Howard Jones in a suit.

Howard S. Jones, Jr.

A portrait of Percy Julian. He is standing, smiling, wearing a suit. He is wearing a medal and an American flag is behind him.

Percy L. Julian

A portrait of Ernest Just in the lab. He appears to be deep in thought. He is wearing a suit and appears to be a young man.

Ernest E. Just

A black and white portrait of Cato Laurencin. He is wearing a suit and bow tie.

Cato T. Laurencin

A black and white portrait of Risa Lavizzo-Mourey. She is wearing a necklace and has her hair pulled back.

Risa Lavizzo-Mourey

A black and white portrait of Leffall LaSalle. He is wearing a suit and tie and glasses.

LaSalle D. Leffall Jr.

A black and white portrait of Shirley Malcom. She is smiling and wearing a blazer and glasses.

Shirley M. Malcom

A black and white portrait of Floyd Malveaux. He is wearing a suit and tie and glasses.

Floyd J. Malveaux

A black and white portrait of Audrey Forbes Manley. She is wearing a suit and pin and glasses. She is standing in front of a bookcase full of books.

Audrey Forbes Manley

A black and white portrait of Cora Marrett. She is smiling and wearing glasses.

Cora Bagley Marrett

A black and white portrait of Samuel Massie. He is wearing a white lab coat, tie and he is smiling. He appears to be in a lab.

Samuel P. Massie

A black and white portrait of Garrett Augustus Morgan as a young man. The background is white. It appears to be a very old photo based on his style of suit and bow tie.

Garrett Augustus Morgan, Sr.

A black and white portrait of Samuel Nabrit. He is smiling and wearing a suit and glasses.

Samuel M. Nabrit

Kenneth Olden

A black and white portrait of Willie Pearson. He is seated in front of a bookshelf. He is wearing a suit and his watch and hand are visible

Willie Pearson, Jr.

A black and white portrait of Arlie Petters. He is wearing a suit and tie and glasses. His arms are crossed and hands visible.

Arlie Oswald Petters

A black and white portrait of Roderick Pettigrew

Roderic Ivan Pettigrew

A black and white portrait of Vivian Pinn. She is wearing pearls, a pin, and a black blazer.

Vivian W. Pinn

A black and white portrait of E. Albert Reece. He is seated in a large room and in the background there are many empty seats. It appears to be an auditorium or large college seminar classroom.

E. Albert Reece

A black and white portrait of Jennifer Richeson. She is seated in front of a bookshelf full of books.

Jennifer Anne Richeson

A black and white portrait of David Satcher. He is posed in front of an American flag,

David Satcher

A black and white portrait of Herbert Scurlock. He is wearing a suit and has short white hair.

Herbert C. Scurlock

A black and white portrait of John Brooks Slaughter. he is wearing a suit and glasses.

John Brooks Slaughter

A black and white portrait of Mitchell Spellman

Mitchell W. Spellman

A black and white portrait of Louis Sullivan. He is wearing a suit.

Louis W. Sullivan

A black and white portrait of Vivien Thomas. He is wearing glasses and holding a pipe.

Vivien Thomas

A black and white portrait of Gerald Thomson.

Gerald E. Thomson

A black and white portrait of Reed Tuckson.

Reed V. Tuckson

A black and white portrait of Charles Henry Turner

Charles Henry Turner

A black and white portrait of Warren Washington. He is wearing a bowtie and suspenders.

Warren M. Washington

A black and white portrait of Jim West. He has his arms crossed and is standing in front of a whiteboard where he has drawn some diagrams related to his inventions.

James Edward West

A black and white portrait of Jack White wearing a suit and tie.

Jack E. White

A black and white portrait of Daniel Hale Williams. He has a prominent beard and moustache.

Daniel Hale Williams

A black and white portrait of Donald E. Wilson

Donald E. Wilson

A black and white portrait of William Julius Wilson. He is wearing glasses and has a mustache. He is seated in front of a bookshelf full of books.

William Julius Wilson

A black and white portrait of Carter G. Woodson seated at a desk with books and magazines.

Carter G. Woodson

A black and white portrait of Tilahun Yilma

Tilahun D. Yilma

A black and white portrait of neuroanatomist M. Wharton Young. He is seated with a model of a human brain and a drawing of a human head behind him on a chalkboard.

M. Wharton Young