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SIT BACK, RELAX SIT BACK, RELAX & ENJOY& ENJOY
THE SIMPLE,THE SIMPLE,YET REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENTS YET REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENTS
OF THESE PIONEERS IN AFRICANOF THESE PIONEERS IN AFRICANAMERICAN HISTORYAMERICAN HISTORY
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FEBRUARY 2011
BLACK HISTORY IS AMERICAN HISTORY
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IN 1926 CARTER G. WOODSONORIGINATED NEGRO HISTORY WEEK
THESE ARE SOME OF THE AFRICAN AMERICANS WHO HAVE INFLUENCED US ALL
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BARBARA CHARLINE JORDAN
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE (D-TEX)
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SHIRLEY CHISHOLM
HOUSE OF REP. (D-NY) /FIRST FEMALE PRESEDENTIAL CANDIDATE
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GENS. BENJAMAN O. DAVIS
THE FATHER: 1ST BLACK ARMY GENERAL
THE SON: 1ST BLACK AIR FORCE GENERAL
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COLIN POWELL
SECRETARY OF STATE // CHAIRMAN JOINT CHEIFS
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CARL BRASHEAR
FIRST BLACK AMPUTEE TO SERVE IN THE U.S.NAVY/ FIRST BLACK MASTER DIVER IN THE U. S. NAVY
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DORIE MILLER
AWARDED THE NAVY CROSS FOR HEROISM AT PEARL HABOR
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TUSKEGEE AIRMEN
ALL GAVE SOME…SOME GAVE ALL
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BESSIE “QUEEN BESS” COLEMAN
FIRST BLACK PILOT
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HIRAM R. REVELS
FIRST BLACK SENATOR 1870-1871
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MAJ. ROBERT LAWRENCE JR.
FIRST BLACK ASTRONAUT
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GUION S.BLUFORD
FIRST BLACK MAN IN SPACE
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DR. MAE CAROL JEMISON
FIRST BLACK WOMAN IN SPACE
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DR. CHARLES DREW
DISCOVERED BLOOD PLASMA
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DR. BEN CARSON
FIRST TO SUCCESSFULLY SEPARATE TWINS JOINED AT THE HEAD
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EDWARD A. BOUCHET
FIRST BLACK MAN TO EARN A PH.D(YALE UNIVERSITY-1876)
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GEORGIANA SIMPSON / SADIE T. ALEXANDER / EVA B. DYKES
FIRST BLACK WOMEN TO EARN PH.D U OF CHICAGO/ U OF PENN/ RADCLIFFE COLLEGE
(1921)
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FREDERICK DOUGLASS “FRITZ” POLLARD
FIRST BLACK HEAD COACH IN THE NFL
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ART SHELL
FIRST BLACK HEAD COACH IN MODERN NFL
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ERNIE DAVIS
FIRST BLACK HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER
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ROSA PARKS
MOTHER OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
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IDA B. WELLS BARNETT
FIRST WRITER TO DOCUMENT THE LYNCHING OF BLACKS
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FREDA JOESEPHINE McDONALD BAKER1906-1975
I did take the blows of life, in dignity
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ROBERT WILLIAMSCIVIL RIGHTS PIONEER IN MONROE, NC
INTRUMENTAL IN THE KISSING CASE OF 1958
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FOUR NC A&T FRESHMEN: SAT-IN AT WOOLWORTH’S IN GREENSBORO, NC 1960 AND
LAUNCHED A MOVEMENT
DAVID RICHMOND,FRANKLIN McCAIN,EZELL BLAIR,JOE McNEIL
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MARTIN LUTHER KING JR
“INJUSTICE ANYWHERE, IS A THREAT TO JUSTICE EVERYWHERE”
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MALCOLM X (LITTLE)
“BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY”
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MARIAN ANDERSON
FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO PERFORM AT THE METROPOLITAN OPERA
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MELVIN & MARIO VAN PEEBLES
FILM-MAKERS
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SHELTON “SPIKE” LEE
FILM-MAKER
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RICHARD PRYOR
GROUND BREAKING COMIC
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MOSES FLEETWOOD WALKER
FIRST BLACK PLAYER IN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL1884
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JOSH GIBSON NEGRO LEAGUE STAR
HIT 75 HRS IN 1931
972 CAREER HRS
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JACKIE ROBINSON
FIRST BLACK PLAYER IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL1947
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CANNON ST. YMCA LITTLE LEAGUE ALLSTARSCHARLESTON SC 1955
WHITE TEAMS REFUSED TO PLAY THEM
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MAX ROBINSON
FIRST BLACK NETWORK NEWS ANCHOR (ABC)
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HAZEL SCOTT
FIRST BLACK PERSON WITH A NETWORK TV SHOW (DUMONT NETWORK-1950)
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NATHANEIL ADAMS COLES“KING”
FIRST BLACK MAN WITH NETWORK TV SHOW (NBC-1956)
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HENRY O. FLIPPER
FIRST BLACK CADET AT WEST POINT
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JEAN BAPTISTE POINT DU SABLETHE FATHER OF CHICAGO
FOUNDED THE AREA NOW KNOWN AS OF CHICAGO, ILL
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JACK JOHNSON
FIRST BLACK HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING CHAMPION
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ALTHEA GIBSON
FIRST BLACK WIMBLEDON CHAMPION
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MADAME C. J. WALKER
FIRST BLACK FEMALE MILLIONAIRE
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THURGOOD MARSHALL
FIRST BLACK SUPREME COURT JUSTICE
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CARL B. STOKES
FIRST BLACK MAYOR OF A MAJOR CITY (CLEVELAND,OHIO)
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LAWRENCE DOUGLAS WILDER
FIRST BLACK GOVERNOR (VIRGINIA)
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BARACK OBAMA
FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
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THIS IS A PRESENTATION BY:
DUTCH DILLIGARDGOLDSBORO, NC