Arkansas

First Black woman to practice law in the state of Maryland.

Sister Rosetta Tharpe - the progenitor of rock-n-roll. Tharpe is known for her signature musical style which fused the worlds of gospel and secular music with a sprinkling of her electric guitar.

Clark (1917-1983) is well known for her groundbreaking "Doll Tests," conducted as part of her master's thesis at Howard University. Using black and white dolls, she asked children a series of questions to study the psychological effects of segregation on African American children.

Alexander Lane (1916-2007) founded the Harlem Institute of Fashion in 1966 and established the Black Fashion Museum in Harlem, NY in 1979.

Elders (1933) was the 15th Surgeon General of the United States, a Pediatrician, and Public Health Administrator.