Bessie Coleman

Bessie Coleman has the distinction of being the first black person in the world to become a licensed pilot.

George Edward Foreman

George Edward Foreman is an American two-time former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Olympic gold medalist, ordained Baptist minister, author and successful entrepreneur. 

Ollice Maloy, Jr

Ollice Maloy, Jr., the first African American assistant district attorney in Texas (Tarrant County).

Marcellus C. Cooper

In 1894 Marcellus C. Cooper of Dallas became the first black dentist in Texas.

Heman Marion Sweatt

Before there was Brown v. Board of Education, there was Sweatt v. Painter, a U.S. Supreme Court case that successfully contested the "separate but equal" notion of racial segregation.