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Lucy Terry
Lucy becomes the earliest known black when she writes about the last American Indian attack on her village of Deerfield, Massachusetts. -
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass becomes a free man. After he became a free man, Frederick taught himself how to read and write. He later on helps President Abraham Lincoln pass the Proclamation of Independence. -
Dr.Daniel Hale Williams
First colored person to preform second successful documentary pericardium surgery. -
Madam C.J. Walker
Madam Walker invents a line of African-American hair products, becoming the first self-made millionaire. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks is born. She later on becomes the leader of the Bus Boycott in Montgomery, Alabama. -
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman, a slave that helped many other slaves escape using the underground railroad, dies. -
Hattie McDaniel
Hattie McDaniel, a famous colored actress. is the first colored woman to receive an oscar for her amazing performance in,"Gone With the Wind." -
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson becomes the first colored person to play with the Dodgers, or in the National Baseball League. -
Ruby Bridges
Ruby Bridges becomes the first colored child to enter a "Whites Only" school. -
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. says his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. He was one of the main factors for helping end segregation. -
Barack Obama
Barack Obama becomes the first colored president. -
Muhammed Ali
Muhammed Ali, a famous colored boxer, dies.
