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Benjamin Banneker Invents the First Clock In America
Benjamin Banneker was born on November 9, 1731 and died on October 9, 1806. He had little education and he was taught by himself. He was the first person in America to make a clock. -
Phillis Weatly is the first African American to Publish A Book on Poetry
Phillis Wheatley was born in May 8, 1753 and died in December 5, 1784. She is known as one of the best poets for writing poems. For example, On Imagination, and On Being Brought From Africa to America. She became the first African American to make a poetry book called Poems On Various Subjects, Religious and Moral in 1773. -
Alexander Lucius Twilight is the First African American To Graduate From an American College
Alexander Lucius was born on September 23, 1795 and died on June 19, 1857. He was a educator, minister, and politician. He is first African American to get a bachelor's degree from a college or university. He graduated from Middlebury College in 1823. -
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Harriet Tubman's Road to Freedom and Her Journey To Help Others
Harriet Tubman was born in 1822 and died on March 10, 1913. Harriet escaped from her master on September 17, 1849 and then she helped 300 slaves escape to freedom to the north using the Underground Railroad. -
Norbert Rillieux Invented a Invented A Better Version Of Sugar Processors
Norbert Rillieux was born on March 17, 1806 and died on October 8, 1894. He was born not born into slavery. When he was younger he went to a Catholic school. When he was older he made it easy to make Sugar Cane. He invented a device that changed sugar processing. This made it faster and safer . -
John Jackson is the First African American to Win the World Heavyweight Crown
Jack Johnson was born on March 31, 1878 and died on June 10, 1946. In 1908 he became the first African American to win the world heavyweight crown when he K.O.ed the current champion. He held the this title until 1915 and still did this for 50 more years. -
Jackie Robinson is the First African American to Be in Major Leauge Baseball
Jackie Robinson was born on January 31, 1919 and died in October 24, 1972. He was the first African American to play in the Major League. He played on the Dodgers and he was number 42, he played as an infielder, first baseman, and second base man. -
Rosa Parks Stands Up on the Bus
Rosa Parks was born February 4, 1913 and died on October 24, 2005. Since the incident on December 1, 1955 when she refused to give up her seat, She would stand up in the civil rights movement. She is also known as the “the first lady of civil rights. She started the bus boycott which led to the end of separation in buses. -
Althea Gibson Is the First African American to Win a Gram Slam
Althea Gibson was born August 25, 1927 and died September 28, 2003. In 1965, she was the first African American to win the Grand Slam. -
Shirley Chisholm Is the First African American to be Elected in the U.S Congress
Shirley Chisholm was born November 30, 1924 and died January 1, 2005. In 1968, she was the first African American woman elected to the United States Congress, she represented New York for seven terms from 1969 to 1983. -
Dominique Dawes Becomes the First African American To Get A Gold Medal In Gymnastics
Dominique Dawes was born on November 20, 1976 and is still living today. In 1996 she was the first African American woman to get a gold medal in the olympics for gymnastics. She was part of the team for 10 years. -
Barack Obama Becomes the First African American President
Barack Obama was born on August 4, 1961 and is still alive. He became the first African American president in the United States in 2009. He was elected also to serve a second term.
