Barbara became the first African American woman elected to the Texas state senate in 1966 and as a congresswoman in the U.S. House of Representative
In 1992, Carol Mosely-Braun was elected the first and only black woman to serve in the US Senate. Senator Mosely-Braun supported and passed legislature to
Shirley was one of four daughters born to West Indies working class parents. Her parents desired that all their girls received a good education. In
Judge Thurgood Marshall was a great lawyer and Civil Rights leader. As chief counsel for the NAACP, he won the historic Brown vs. Board of
Michelle Obama was born January 17, 1964. She is the wife of Barack Obama and will be the first African American to become the First
Oprah Winfrey is the first African American billionaire. She owns a production company, Harpo (Oprah spelled backwards). As a child, Oprah moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
Althea Gibson was born in Silver, North Carolina on August 25, 1927. She became the first black person to win major titles in tennis. She
Born Isabella Baumfree, Sojourner Truth became the first black woman orator to lecture against slavery. When asked how she received her name, she replied, “I
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