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The first African American individuals in sport
- Heavyweight Boxing Champ: Jack Johnson became the first African American World Heavyweight Champion in 1908.
- First Professional Black Baseball Player: On April 5, 1947, Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers and became the first African American to play Major League Baseball.
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First African American individuals in science and technology
- Eminent Scientist: George Washington Carver developed 300 derivative products from peanuts, including cheese, milk, coffee, flour, ink, dyes, plastics, wood stains, soap, linoleum, medicinal oils, and cosmetics.
- Self-Made Millionaire: Madam C.J. Wa...
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African Americans in entertainment
- Oscar Winner: In 1940, Hattie McDaniel was the first African American to win an Academy Award for her performance in Gone With the Wind. She portrayed a loyal slave governess.
- First Black Billionaire: Robert Johnson sold his cable station, Black En...
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African American figures in Legal and Government positions
- First Lawyer: John Mercer Langston passed the bar in Ohio in 1854.
- First Supreme Court Justice: Thurgood Marshall served in the U.S. Supreme Court from 1967 to 1991.
- First Senator: Hiram Rhodes Revels represented the state...
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Black History Month
Black history month honours the contributions of African Americans to U.S. history.
The celebrations began as "Negro History Week," created in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson, a noted African American historian, scholar, educator and publisher. In 1976, it became a month-long ce...
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