Notable African American(Firsts)
She became the first Black woman to serve in the US Congress, a position she held for 13 years. In 1972, she also became the first-ever woman candidate for President of the United States.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
This television program has received over 25 Emmy awards and has been the highest-rated talk show in television history.
The Oprah Winfrey Show?
She refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery Alabama bus. This gesture started the Civil Rights Movement.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This book, published by Benjamin Banneker for farmers, became the first scientific book published by an African American.
What is the Farmers' Almanac?
This multifaceted poet and author originally began her career as an entertainer. She is also a poet who delivered her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" at President Bill Clinton's inauguration in 1993.
Who is Maya Angelou?
In 1975, this American physician became the first African-American woman to enter the United States Navy as a medical doctor in the U.S. Navy.
Who is Dr. Donna P. Davis?
Most of his entire basketball career was with the Los Angeles Lakers. He is also known as the G.O.A.T.
Who is Kobe Bryant?
On October 2nd, 1967, this attorney to President Lyndon B. Johnson was appointed as the first Black Justice to the US Supreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
Ratified in 1870, this amendment to the US Constitution forbids the federal government and states from using a citizen's race, color, or previous status as a slave as a qualification for voting.
What is The 15th (Fifteenth) Amendment?
This African American was called in to assist in a rescue effort for six workers trapped by a gas explosion using his very own patented smoke mask.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
This aviator soared across the sky as the first African American woman pilot. She was well known for performing flying tricks.
Who is Bessie Coleman?
She was a singer, dancer, and nightclub owner, as well as a member of the French resistance during World War II.
Who is Josephine Baker?
He became the 44th President of the United States and the first African American to hold this office.
Who is Barack Obama?
Civil Rights activist, Fannie Lou Hammer, helped register African Americans to vote in this Magnolia State.
What is Mississippi?
Hattie McDaniel was the first Black performer to receive an Academy Award specifically in the category of Best Supporting Actress, in this 1939 film she starred in.
What is Gone With the Wind?
He was the first African American professor to teach at Harvard University.
Who is Dr. William Hinton?
This singer, songwriter, actress, and dancer has been noted for her boundary-pushing artistry and her vocal prowess. Her success has made her a cultural icon and earned her the nickname "Queen Bey".
Who is Beyonce'?
She served as a nurse, scout, and spy for the Union Army. Also well known as a major conductor of the underground who led hundreds of slaves to freedom.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
"Kunta Kinte was one of the characters in this book which was written by Alex Haley.
What is Roots?
This breakthrough medical procedure was performed by Black Doctor Dr. Daniel Hale Williams.
What is open heart surgery?
In 1993, this woman became the first African American person to be honored with the Nobel Prize for Literature for six novels. She is a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize for her novels, Beloved and Jazz.
Who is Toni Morrison?
He was an American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
He was the first African American admiral in the U.S. Navy.
Who is Samuel L Gravely, Jr.
He is well known as the "Father" of Black History Month.
Who is Carter G. Woodson?
She became the first black woman to travel into space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992.
Who is Mae Jemison?