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
Harriet Tubman was one of the greatest Underground Railroad conductors. She is also known as the “Moses of Her People.” In 1844, when her master
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