page_title: List of African-American mathematicians
section_title: Before 1900
hierarchical_section_title: List of African-American mathematicians / List of Wikipedia articles / Before 1900
caption_attribution_description: English: Christine Darden in the control room of NASA Langley's Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel in 1975. Credit: NASA Français&#160;: Christine Darden dans la salle de contrôle de l'Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel de la NASA à Langley en 1975. Crédit: NASA
context_page_description: The bestselling book and film, Hidden Figures, celebrated the role of African-American women mathematicians in the space race, and the barriers they had to overcome to study and pursue a career in mathematics and related fields. Although much of African Americans' other achievements in careers in mathematical science, in research, education, and applied fields have also been "hidden", the community of mathematicians has been growing. African Americans represented around 4-6% of the graduates majoring in mathematics and statistics in the US between 2000 and 2015. This list catalogs Wikipedia articles on African Americans in mathematics, as well as early recipients of doctoral degrees in mathematics and mathematics education and other landmarks, and books and studies about African-American mathematicians.
context_section_description: Thomas Fuller (1710–1782).
  Benjamin Banneker (1731–1806).
  Charles Reason (1818–1893).
  Kelly Miller (1863–1939) degrees from Howard University, including law degree.
caption: Christine Darden, wind tunnel control room, NASA
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