Robert Curbeam, a former NASA astronaut, was the first African-American to visit the International Space Station. He also set the record for the most spacewalks in a single mission.
Celebrate Black History Month by browsing pictures of notable Maryland African-Americans.
Matthew A. Henson was a co-discoverer of the North Pole in 1909. (File Photo / Baltimore Sun)
Billie Holiday, nicknamed “Lady Day,” was considered by many to be the greatest of all jazz singers. (handout / Baltimore Sun)