1. YET REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THESE PIONEERS IN AFRICAN
SIT BACK, RELAX
& ENJOY
THE SIMPLE,
YET REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENTS
OF THESE PIONEERS IN AFRICAN
AMERICAN HISTORY

2. BLACK HISTORY IS AMERICAN HISTORY
FEBRUARY 2009
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
BLACK HISTORY IS AMERICAN HISTORY

3. IN 1926 CARTER G. WOODSON ORIGINATED NEGRO HISTORY WEEK
THESE ARE SOME OF THE AFRICAN AMERICANS WHO HAVE INFLUENCED US ALL

4. BARBARA CHARLINE JORDAN
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE (D-TEX)

5. HOUSE OF REP. (D-NY) /FIRST FEMALE PRESEDENTIAL CANDIDATE
SHIRLEY CHISHOLM
HOUSE OF REP. (D-NY) /FIRST FEMALE PRESEDENTIAL CANDIDATE

6. GENS. BENJAMAN O. DAVIS THE FATHER: 1ST BLACK ARMY GENERAL
THE SON: 1ST BLACK AIR FORCE GENERAL

7. SECRETARY OF STATE // CHAIRMAN JOINT CHEIFS
COLIN POWELL
SECRETARY OF STATE // CHAIRMAN JOINT CHEIFS

8. CARL BRASHEAR
FIRST BLACK AMPUTEE TO SERVE IN THE U.S.NAVY/ FIRST BLACK MASTER DIVER IN THE U. S. NAVY

9. AWARDED THE NAVY CROSS FOR HEROISM AT PEARL HABOR
DORIE MILLER
AWARDED THE NAVY CROSS FOR HEROISM AT PEARL HABOR

10. ALL GAVE SOME…SOME GAVE ALL
TUSKEGEE AIRMEN
ALL GAVE SOME…SOME GAVE ALL

11. BESSIE “QUEEN BESS” COLEMAN
FIRST BLACK PILOT

12. HIRAM R. REVELS
FIRST BLACK SENATOR

13. MAJ. ROBERT LAWRENCE JR.
FIRST BLACK ASTRONAUT

14. FIRST BLACK MAN IN SPACE
GUION S.BLUFORD
FIRST BLACK MAN IN SPACE

15. FIRST BLACK WOMAN IN SPACE
DR. MAE CAROL JEMISON
FIRST BLACK WOMAN IN SPACE

16. DISCOVERED BLOOD PLASMA
DR. CHARLES DREW
DISCOVERED BLOOD PLASMA

17. FIRST TO SUCCESSFULLY SEPARATE TWINS JOINED AT THE HEAD
DR. BEN CARSON
FIRST TO SUCCESSFULLY SEPARATE TWINS JOINED AT THE HEAD

18. FIRST BLACK MAN TO EARN A PH.D
EDWARD A. BOUCHET
FIRST BLACK MAN TO EARN A PH.D
(YALE UNIVERSITY-1876)

19. GEORGIANA SIMPSON / SADIE T. ALEXANDER / EVA B. DYKES
FIRST BLACK WOMEN TO EARN PH.D
U OF CHICAGO/ U OF PENN/ RADCLIFFE COLLEGE
(1921)

20. FREDERICK DOUGLASS “FRITZ” POLLARD
FIRST BLACK HEAD COACH IN THE NFL

21. ART SHELL
FIRST BLACK HEAD COACH IN MODERN NFL

22. FIRST BLACK HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER
ERNIE DAVIS
FIRST BLACK HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER

23. MOTHER OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
ROSA PARKS
MOTHER OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

24. FIRST WRITER TO DOCUMENT THE LYNCHING OF BLACKS
IDA B. WELLS BARNETT
FIRST WRITER TO DOCUMENT THE LYNCHING OF BLACKS

25. FREDA JOESEPHINE McDONALD BAKER 1906-1975
I did take the blows of life, in dignity

26. ROBERT WILLIAMS CIVIL RIGHTS PIONEER IN MONROE, NC
INTRUMENTAL IN THE KISSING CASE OF 1958

27. DAVID RICHMOND,FRANKLIN McCAIN,
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

28. “INJUSTICE ANYWHERE, IS A THREAT TO JUSTICE EVERYWHERE”
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR
“INJUSTICE ANYWHERE, IS A THREAT TO JUSTICE EVERYWHERE”

29. “BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY”
MALCOLM X (LITTLE)
“BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY”

30. FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO PERFORM AT THE METROPOLITAN OPERA
MARIAN ANDERSON
FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO PERFORM AT THE METROPOLITAN OPERA

31. MELVIN & MARIO VAN PEEBLES
FILM-MAKERS

32. SHELTON “SPIKE” LEE
FILM-MAKER

33. RICHARD PRYOR
GROUND BREAKING COMIC

34. MOSES FLEETWOOD WALKER
FIRST BLACK PLAYER IN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL
1884

35. JOSH GIBSON NEGRO LEAGUE STAR
HIT 75 HRS IN 1931
972 CAREER HRS

36. FIRST BLACK PLAYER IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
JACKIE ROBINSON
FIRST BLACK PLAYER IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
1947

37. CANNON ST. YMCA LITTLE LEAGUE ALLSTARS CHARLESTON SC 1955
WHITE TEAMS REFUSED TO PLAY THEM

38. FIRST BLACK NETWORK NEWS ANCHOR (ABC)
MAX ROBINSON
FIRST BLACK NETWORK NEWS ANCHOR (ABC)

39. FIRST BLACK PERSON WITH A NETWORK TV SHOW (DUMONT NETWORK-1950)
HAZEL SCOTT
FIRST BLACK PERSON WITH A NETWORK TV SHOW (DUMONT NETWORK-1950)

40. NATHANEIL ADAMS COLES “KING”
FIRST BLACK MAN WITH NETWORK TV SHOW (NBC-1956)

41. FIRST BLACK CADET AT WEST POINT
HENRY O. FLIPPER
FIRST BLACK CADET AT WEST POINT

42. JEAN BAPTISTE POINT DU SABLE THE FATHER OF CHICAGO
FOUNDED THE AREA NOW KNOWN AS OF CHICAGO, ILL

43. FIRST BLACK HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING CHAMPION
JACK JOHNSON
FIRST BLACK HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING CHAMPION

44. FIRST BLACK WIMBLEDON CHAMPION
ALTHEA GIBSON
FIRST BLACK WIMBLEDON CHAMPION

45. FIRST BLACK FEMALE MILLIONAIRE
MADAME C. J. WALKER
FIRST BLACK FEMALE MILLIONAIRE

46. FIRST BLACK SUPREME COURT JUSTICE
THURGOOD MARSHALL
FIRST BLACK SUPREME COURT JUSTICE

47. FIRST BLACK MAYOR OF A MAJOR CITY (CLEVELAND,OHIO)
CARL B. STOKES
FIRST BLACK MAYOR OF A MAJOR CITY (CLEVELAND,OHIO)

48. LAWRENCE DOUGLAS WILDER
FIRST BLACK GOVERNOR (VIRGINIA)

49. FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
BARACK OBAMA
FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

50. THIS IS A PRESENTATION BY:
DUTCH DILLIGARD
GOLDSBORO, NC