Celebrating Black History Month 2000

This unique site has been developed by a mathematician and educator who studies the mathematical patterns embedded in cultural practices. Ths presentation focuses on the geometrical designs and patterns commonly used in hair braiding and weaving in African-American communities.

African American Contributors

This site was developed by eighth grade students in conjunction with an integrated unit on Africa, and contains short biographies on many African-Americans who have made significant contributions to American culture. A list of several scientists is included.

African American Scientists honored on U.S. Postage Stamps

Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806)

George Washington Carver (1861-1943)

Charles R. Drew (1904-1950)

Percy Lavon Julian (1899-1975)

Ernest Just (1883-1941)

African American Inventor Series

This wonderful set of interconnected Web pages provides access to information for several different starting points. One page provides a chart of inventions by African Americans, while other pages focus on contributions by women inventors, railway inventions, the peanut products developed by George Washington Carver, and a special tribute to those having five or more inventions. A "must visit" site.

Biographies

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This page is part of a set of pages devoted to distinguished women of the past and present. The many biographical profiles are indexed by both subject and name. The subjects include many of the sciences, mathematics, the environment, and engineering.

African American Inventors

A set of Web pages sponsored by the Multicultural Resource Center of the Inventors Assistance League. Accompanying pages include African-American Railway Inventions and African-American Contributions to Science and Industry.

Granville T. Woods (1856-1910)

At tribute as "Inventor of the Week" by the Lemelson-MIT Prize Program.

Black History Month: Inventors

The contributions of six inventors are highlighted .

This Website is intended to serve as a resource for student research projects and for teachers interested in using the history of mathematics in their courses. The focus is on ethnomathematics and in the connections between mathematics and other disciplines

African American Inventors Assignment

This is an assignment prepared for high school students in the Memphis City Schools.

The 'Racial' Economy of Science: Toward a Democratic Future (Race, Gender, and Science)

This page describes an exhibit of the Newark Public Library entitled, "African-American Inventors and Innovators: Historical and Contemporary Contributions."

Black Creativity 2000

This Web page describes a current exhibit at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry: "Defying Tradition: African American Women in Science and Technology."

The Real McCoy, African American Invention and Innovation, 1619-1930

This page describes a former exhibit at the Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture.

African American Mathematicians

This page describes an exhibit entitled ""Pioneering African American Mathematicians" housed in the DuBois College House Library on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania.

NASA Webpage Honoring African American Astronauts

This page is part of the NASA Observatorium Website and presents pictures and biographical sketches of African American Astronauts.

African American Inventors

An annotated bibliography on African American inventors prepared by the Smithsonian Institution in cooperation with the Anacostia Museum.

Black Scientists and Inventors Shirt

A stricking shirt that celebrates the lives of five African Americans.