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Part Four - Photographs
Eugene Jacques Bullard
(1894-1961)
First African American fighter pilot in World War I Photo Courtesy of National Archives
Guy Bluford
(1942 - )
First African American astronaut in space Photo Courtesy of NASA
Shirley Chisholm
(1924 - )
First African American woman elected to congress Photo Courtesy of Washington D.C. Public Library
Henry Flipper
(1856-1940)
First African American graduate of West Point Photo Courtesy of National Archives
Jesse Owens
(1913-1980)African American sprinter won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympic Games
Photo Courtesy of Washington D.C. Public Library
Marion Anderson
(1900?-1993)First African American to perform at the Metropolitan Opera Photo Courtesy of National Archives
Mary McLeod Bethune
(1875-1955)Educator, first African American woman to serve as head of a Federal Agency Photo Courtesy of National Archives
Part Six - Photographs
Bessie Smith
(1894-1937)
“Empress of the Blues”
Photo Credits: Courtesy IOKTS Archives
George Washington Williams
(1849-1891)
Author, first Black History Book
Photo Courtesy of National Archives
John H. Johnson
(1918 - )
Founder of Johnson Publishing Company Photo Courtesy of National Archives
Dr. Patrcia Bath
(1949 - )
Inventor of a medical device to remove cataracts from the eye faster and more accurate.
Photo Courtesy of IOKTS Productions, Photographer G. Theodore Catherine
Part Seven - Photographs
Benjamin O. Davis Sr.
(1877-1970)
First African American General in U.S. Army Photo Courtesy of National Archives
Andrew “Rube” Foster
(1879-1930)
Founder of the Negro National League Photo Courtesy of National Baseball Hall of Fame
W. C. Handy
(1873-1953)
First musician to publish a blues song Photo Courtesy of National Archives
Patrick Healy
(1830-1910)
First African American president of a university, Georgetown University Photo Courtesy of Georgetown University
Hazel Scott
(1920-1981)First African American to host a television show Photo Courtesy of National Archives
Jackie Robinson
(1919-1972)
First African American major league baseball player Photo Courtesy of National Baseball League Hall of Fame
Mary Eliza Mahoney
(1845-1926)
First African American registered nurse Photo Courtesy of IOKTS Archives
Sadie Alexander
(1898-1989)
First African American woman to earn PhD Photo Courtesy of National Archives
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