Great Moments In Black History
“I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up.”
Below is an actual historical (silent) video of one of the Selma to Montgomery marches.
Great People In Black History
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Great People In Black History
General Marcelite Jordan Harris
The United States Air Force first African American female general.
Joseph H. Rainey
The first African American in the United States House of Representatives (1870).
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
Established the area that is now known as Chicago, Illinois.
A. Philip Randolph
The March on Washington in 1963 was mainly led by A. Philip Randolph.
Marcus Garvey
One of the twentieth century's most prominent leaders in Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism.
Congresswoman Barbara Jordan
Barbara Jordan became the first African American to deliver a Keynote Address at the Democratic National Convention.
Senator Carol Moseley Braun
The first female African American United States Senator and first African American Senator from the Democratic Party.
General Colin Powell
Four Star General Colin Powell was the first African American Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staffs and Secretary of State.
Phillis Wheatley
Sold as a slave at age seven from West Africa, Phillis Wheatley was the first African American poet to publish a book in 1773
Wilma Rudolph
The first female Olympic athlete to win three gold medals in track and field in a single Olympics.
Wendell Scott
The first African American Nascar Driver and the first African American to win in the Grand National Series.
Governor L. Douglas Wilder
He took office as the first African American governor of a state since reconstruction on January 13, 1990 in Virginia.
Susan Rice
The first African American woman to serve in the capacity of U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.
Joan Elizabeth Higginbotham
NASA astronaut and engineer and member of the Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-116 Crew.
Mayor Harold Washington
Harold Washington shook up traditional American Politics when he was elected the first Black Mayor of Chicago, Illinois.
Marian Wright Edelman
Children's rights activist and president and founder of the Children's Defense Fund.
Julian Bond
One of America's greatest fighters for civil rights was Horace Julian Bond.
Patricia Roberts Harris
Patricia Roberts Harris was the first African American female Cabinet Member.
Eric Holder
Eric Holder was the United States first African American Attorney General.
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou was a poet, author, actress, filmmaker, educator and civil rights activist.
W.E.B. Du Bois
Du Bois was a historian, civil rights activist, sociologist, author, editor and Pan-Africanist.
Fannie Lou Hamer
She was an outspoken civil rights leader and veteran Mississippi voter rights worker.
Rev. Andrew Jackson Young
The former Atlanta Mayor was the first African American United States Ambassador to the United Nations.
Reginald F. Lewis
Reginald F. Lewis was the first Black American to build a billion-dollar company.
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