African American Firsts: Famous Little-Known and Unsung Triumphs of Blacks in America by Joan Potter
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Overview: Did you know that…
•Barack Obama became the first African American elected President of the United States…
•Tony Dungy was the first African American NFL coach to win a Super Bowl game…
•Condoleezza Rice was the first African American woman appointed Secretary of State…
•Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie were the first African Americans to win Grammy awards…
•An African American doctor performed the first open-heart surgery…
Excluded from history books, overlooked in classrooms, and neglected by media, African Americans have long been denied an accurate picture of their contributions to our nation, from colonial days to the present. But times have changed and the record will be set straight. From the inventors of the traffic light and the gas mask to winners of the Oscars and Olympic gold, this authoritative resource reveals over 450 "firsts" by African Americans wonderful accomplishments achieved often despite poverty, discrimination, and racism.
Genre: Non-Fiction > History
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