Dr. Percy Lavon Julian was the second one.
2007-02-26 07:28:53 · 4 answers · asked by unique2thextreme 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
David Blackwell, UC Berkley, Prof of Statistics. 1965
2007-02-26 07:37:39 · answer #1 · answered by maven 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dr. Percy Lavon Julian
He was the first African American chemist inducted into the National Academy of Sciences,
But in any field that's a tough one.He was the second African American after David Blackwell.
But it was "David Blackwell."
Took me a while to find that one and It was staring me in the face the whole time.
2007-02-26 08:20:14 · answer #2 · answered by MikeDot3s 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
David Blackwell was the first African-American elected (1965).
2007-02-26 07:39:00 · answer #3 · answered by cherlindra2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe George Washington Carver?
2007-02-26 07:32:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋