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Black Firsts
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Author : Jessie Carney Smith
language : en
Publisher: Omnigraphics
Release Date : 2003
Black Firsts written by Jessie Carney Smith and has been published by Omnigraphics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with African Americans categories.
Covers major African American achievements in arts and entertainment, business, civil rights, education, government, religion, science, sports, and other fields.
African American Firsts
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Author : Joan Potter
language : en
Publisher: Dafina Books
Release Date : 2002
African American Firsts written by Joan Potter and has been published by Dafina Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
As entertaining as it is informative, this is a completely up-to-date reference work presenting over 450 'firsts' by African Americans, from the invention of the traffic light to the doctor who first performed open heart surgery...from the explorer who reach the North Pole before Admiral Perry to the first novel by an African American to become a Book-of-the-Month Club Selection, and now including firsts by Halle Berry, Vonetta Flowers and Pulitzer Prize-winner Suzan-Lori Parks. Includes over 75 pages of photographs. 'A black history buff's dream' - Ebony
Black Firsts
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Author : Jessie Carney Smith
language : en
Publisher: Visible Ink Press
Release Date : 2021-01-01
Black Firsts written by Jessie Carney Smith and has been published by Visible Ink Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-01 with Social Science categories.
A celebration of achievement, accomplishments, and pride! The first African American president, U.S. senator, and the first black lawyer in the Department of Education. The first black chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff and the first African American commissioned officer in the Marine Corps. The first black professors in a variety of fields. The first African American advertising agency. The first African American Olympian. The first black pilot for a scheduled commercial airline. The first recorded slave revolt in North America. The first African American cookbook writer. Revel and rejoice in the renowned and lesser-known, barrier-breaking trailblazers in all fields—arts, entertainment, business, civil rights, education, government, invention, journalism, religion, science, sports, music, and more. Black Firsts: 500 Years of Trailblazing Achievements and Ground-Breaking Events, Fourth Edition bears witness to the long and complex history of African Americans! Expanded, updated, and revised for the first time in over eight years, Black Firsts collects more than 500 all-new achievements and previously unearthed firsts. This massive tome proves that African American accomplishments are wide-ranging and ongoing, documenting thousands of personal victories and triumphs. Who was the first black American depicted on a postage stamp? (1940 Booker Taliaferro Washington) Who was the first African American bookseller? (1834 David Ruggles, New York City) Where was the first black car dealership? (1941 Edward Davis, Detroit, Studebaker) When was the first black-owned company listed on a major stock exchange? (1971 Johnson Products) Who was the first black U.S. senator? (1870 Hiram Rhoades [Rhodes] Revels, Mississippi) Who was the African American columnist who won a Pulitzer Prize for Commentary? (1989 Clarence Page) Who was the U.S. Supreme Court’s first black justice? (1967 Thurgood Marshall) Who first broke the color barrier to become a flight attendant? (1958 Ruth Carol Taylor) Who became the first black to graduate from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point? (1877 Henry Ossian Flipper) Which model was the first black to grace Sports Illustrated cover? (1997 Tyra Banks) Who became the American Medical Association’s first black president? (1995 Lonnie Bristow) What is the oldest surviving black church in America? (The African Meeting House, built in 1806 and known as the Joy Street Baptist Church, in Boston) Who became the first black pitcher to win a World Series game? (1952 Rookie of the Year, Joe Black, of the Brooklyn Dodgers) Who was the first regularly recognized black physician in the United States? (1780s James Durham [Derham]) Who was the first black actress to receive an Emmy Award? (1969 Gail Fisher) Who became the first black professional football player? (1904 Charles W. Follis) What was first short story published by a black woman in the United States? (1859 Frances Ellen Watkins Harper’s “The Two Offers”) Who was the black explorer who joined the Lewis and Clark expedition? (York) Who was the first black lawyer to argue a case before the Supreme Court? (1880 Samuel R. Lowery) Which two songs by black Americans were the first to be send out of the solar system? (1977 Chuck Berry’s song “Johnny B. Goode” and Blind Willie Johnson’s “Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground” on Voyager I) What famous inventor and agronomist has a national monument named after him in Diamond, Missouri? (1960 George Washington Carver) What movie featured the first black female lead in a Disney animated feature? (2009 “The Princess and the Frog” starred Anika Noni Rose) Who was the first black American to win a gold medal in the women’s all-around final competition.? (2012 Gabrielle “Gabby” Christina Victoria Douglas) Who were the Tuskegee Airmen and why are they so famous? (1941 The U.S. Congress established the first combat unit for blacks in the Army Air Corps with a training facility for black airmen, known as the Tuskegee Airmen, located at Tuskegee Institute, Alabama) Who participated in the first armed encounter of the American Revolution and later became the first black to receive an honorary master's degree? (Lemuel Haynes) Who was the author of a book of poetry that won the first Pulitzer Prize awarded to a black American? (1950 Gwendolyn Brooks for “Annie Allen”) What was the first black record company? (Pace Phonograph Company established 1921 by Henry Pace) Who was the black hero who sacrificed himself at the Boston Massacre, an event that would help inspire the American Revolution? (1770 Crispus Attucks) Who was the first black entertainer to host his own talk show on national television? (1989 Arsenio Hall) Who was the first African American to lead the NASA space program? (2009 Charles Frank Bolden Jr.) Who was the first black American to win the Nobel Peace Prize? (1944 Ralph Johnson Bunche) Who was the first black American athlete to win an Olympic gold medal? (1908 John Baxter “Doc” Taylor Jr. winner of the 4 X 400-meter relay in London) Which inventor had the first patent granted an African American? (1872 Elijah McCoy) Who was the first African American to win a Grammy Award? (1959 Count [William] Basie) Who is thought to be the United States’ first black millionaire? (1890 Thomy Lafon, New Orleans real estate speculator and moneylender) Who was the first black named Association of College and Research Librarian of the Year? (1985 Jessie Carney Smith) Which black first sang a principal role with the Metropolitan Opera? (1955 Marian Anderson) When was the first black judge appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals? (1966 Spottswood Robinson) Which black artist was the first to be featured in a solo exhibit at New York’s Museum of Modern Art? (1937 William Edmondson) When was the first black mayor of Dallas elected? (1995 Ron Kirk) Who was the first elected black chairman of Republican National Convention? (1884 John Roy Lynch) Who was the first known black to graduate from an American college? (1823 Alexander Lucius Twilight received a bachelor’s degree from Middlebury College in Vermont) With more than 350 photos and illustrations, this information-rich book also includes a helpful bibliography and an extensive index, adding to its usefulness. This vital collection will appeal to anyone interested in America’s amazing history and resilient people.
Black Firsts
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Author : Jessie Carney Smith
language : en
Publisher: Visible Ink Press
Release Date : 1994
Black Firsts written by Jessie Carney Smith and has been published by Visible Ink Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with History categories.
With this, award-winning author Jessie Carney Smith both introduces and begins to explain the significance of the more than 3,000 individuals and events covered in Black Firsts. Here are the stories of pioneers in all fields - arts, entertainment, business, civil rights, education, government, journalism, religion, science, sports and more. With 200 illustrations and a special fold-out timeline, Black Firsts chronicles milestones throughout black history, with special attention given to African-American achievement. Book jacket.
Historic Black Firsts
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Author : Empak Publishing Company Staff
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
Historic Black Firsts written by Empak Publishing Company Staff and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with African Americans categories.
Provides biographies of twelve black men and women who made notable contributions in the fields of government, law, the military, religion, medicine, sports, and the arts.
Black Firsts
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Author : Jessie Carney Smith
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Black Firsts written by Jessie Carney Smith and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with African Americans categories.
Presents over four thousand accomplishments by African Americans in the fields of entertainment, business, civil rights, education, government, journalism, religion, science, sports, and music.
African American Firsts
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Author : Joan Potter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
African American Firsts written by Joan Potter and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Stories of more than 400 "firsts" by African Americans, break-through achievements in a variety of fields, are told in question-and-answer form ("Who was the first African American to ...?"). These are stories of people who were forced to contend with racism, directly or indirectly, in their struggle towards goals that require dedication and effort. That these people were able to succeed in a climate of racial injustice adds to their achievement. Achievements are grouped into the following categories: (1) business; (2) education; (3) entertainment; (4) film; (5) history; (6) journalism; (7) law and government; (8) literature; (9) military; (10) music; (11) religion; (12) science and medicine; (13) sports; (14) theater and dance; and (15) visual arts. Over 75 pages of photographs are included. (SLD)
African American Firsts
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Author : Joan Potter
language : en
Publisher: Dafina Books
Release Date : 2009
African American Firsts written by Joan Potter and has been published by Dafina Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Excluded from history books, overlooked in classrooms and neglected by the media, African Americans have long been denied an accurate picture of their contributions to America, from colonial days to the present. But times have changed and the record can now be set straight. From the inventors of the traffic light and the gas mask to winners of an Oscar and the Olympic gold, this authoritative resource reveals over 450 'firsts' by African Americans - wonderful accomplishments achieved despite poverty, discrimination and racism.
Historic Black Firsts
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
Historic Black Firsts written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with African Americans categories.
Provides biographies of twelve black men and women who made notable contributions in the fields of government, law, the military, religion, medicine, sports, and the arts.
Black Firsts In Los Angeles
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Author : Randal Henry
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023-11-28
Black Firsts In Los Angeles written by Randal Henry and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-28 with categories.
Black Firsts sheds light on the oft unheralded achievements of Black Angelenos, helping readers to gain a deeper understanding of Black Los Angeles.