Occupation-Engineer
Henry Ossian Flipper (1856-1940)
Born near Thomasville, Georgia on March 21, 1856, Henry O. Flipper rose to prominence as the first African American graduate...
Nolle Smith (1888-1982)
Nolle Smith, cowboy, politician, diplomat, was born on his parents’ ranch in Horse Creek, Wyoming in 1888 but grew up...
Rufus P. Turner (1907-1982)
The unusual academic career of Rufus Paul Turner, born on Christmas Day 1907, was foreshadowed when the then 15-year-old Houston,...
Granville T. Woods (1856-1910)
Granville T. Woods was a prominent inventor and electrical engineer who developed inventions that were awarded 27 patents by the...
