BLACK HISTORY MAKERS 4th edition is updated and expanded to include African American history makers of the 20th & 21st Centuries. Each person pulled from history and presented in this book had unique circumstance to bring forth their contribution and role in history as well as social conditions relating to the times. HANNIBAL, One of The Greatest Generals of All TimeCANDACE AMANIRENAS OF MEROE, Queen who stood down the Roman EmpireHERON, Grandfather of Jet EnginesQueen Victoria of EnglandLUCIUS SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS, Emperor of RomeASKIA, THE GREAT, Established Banking & Credit Systems as well as a University attracting scholars from Europe & East in 14th CenturyDANIEL HALE WILLIAMS, This doctor was the firstto perform open heart surgery in the early 1800'sMAGGIE L. WALKER, In 1903, founded St. Luke Penny Savings Bank as the first African American woman to start a bankBESSIE COLEMAN, First African American Woman Aviator in America & First African American to hold an International Pilot's LicenseAZIE TAYLOR MORTON, First African American Female Treasurer of the United States. Her signature is on money from 1977-1981OPRAH WINFREY, American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer and philanthropist.BARACK H. OBAMA, 44th President of the United StatesTo name a few.