CONSTANCE BAKER
First Black woman appointed to federal judiciary
TUSKEGEE AIRMEN
First Black military aviators in the United States + served in World War II
GRACEYN HOLLINGSWORTH
Voice in First Black Edutainment series "Gracies Corner"
RUBY BRIDGES
First Black student to desegregate an all-white School in Louisiana
FRITZ POLLARD
First Black coach in the National Football League
SATCHEL PAIGE
+ JOSH GIBSON
Legendary baseball players in the Negro leagues
HEMAN BEKELE
Developed a soap prototype designed to treat skin cancer
SELMA TO
MONTGOMERY MARCHES
3 protest marches held in 1965 To ensure that African Americans could exercise their constitutional right to vote
DOROTHY HEIGHT
Civil Rights Leader and Advisor to five U.S. presidents
MAX ROBINSON
First Black anchor on a nightly network newscast in the United States
SENATOR
ANGELA ALSOBROOKS
First Black women to serve In the senate together
SENATOR
LISA BLUNT ROCHESTER
First Black women to serve In the senate together
CLAUDETTE COLVIN
Refused to give up her seat on a bus 9 months before Rosa Parks' famous protest
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