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Who was the first Black person to win a Nobel Peace Prize? | Ralph Bunche |
Who was the first Black president of the United States? | Barack Obama |
Who was the first Black woman to be elected to Congress? | Shirley Chisholm |
Who was the first Black Supreme Court Justice? | Thurgood Marshall |
Who was the first Black astronaut to go to space? | Robert Henry Lawrence Jr. |
Who was the first Black person to win an Academy Award for Best Actor? | Sidney Poitier |
Who was the first Black woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress? | Halle Berry |
Who was the first Black person to win an Olympic gold medal? | John Taylor |
Who was the first Black person to win an Olympic medal? | George Poage |
Who was the first Black woman to win an Olympic gold medal? | Alice Coachman |
Who was the first Black person to win a Pulitzer Prize? | Gwendolyn Brooks |
Who was the first Black person to win a Tony Award for Best Actor? | James Earl Jones |
Who was the first Black person to win a Tony Award for Best Actress? | Phylicia Rashad |
Who was the first Black woman to be appointed as the U.S. Secretary of State? | Condoleezza Rice |
Who was the first Black person to win the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom? | Jackie Robinson |
Who was the first Black woman to serve as the U.S. Attorney General? | Loretta Lynch |
Who was the first Black person to win the U.S. Open tennis tournament? | Arthur Ashe |
Who was the first Black person to become a U.S. Senator? | Hiram Revels |
Who was the first Black person to become a U.S. Representative? | Joseph Rainey |
Who was the first Black person to serve as the U.S. Secretary of Defense? | William Cohen |
Who was the first Black person to serve as the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security? | Tom Ridge |
Who was the first Black person to serve as the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services? | Louis Sullivan |
Who was the first Black person to win an Olympic gold medal in the long jump? | Ralph Boston |
Who was the first Black person to win an Olympic gold medal in the high jump? | Alice Coachman |
Who was the first Black person to win an Olympic gold medal in the 100-meter dash? | Wyomia Tyus |
Who was the first Black person to win an Olympic gold medal in the decathlon? | Rafer Johnson |
Who was the first Black person to win an Olympic gold medal in the triple jump? | Kenny Harrison |
Who was the first Black person to win an Olympic gold medal in gymnastics? | Simone Biles |
Who was the first Black person to win an Olympic gold medal in swimming? | Anthony Ervin |
Who was the first Black person to win an Olympic gold medal in wrestling? | John Smith |
Who was the first Black person to win an Olympic gold medal in diving? | Greg Louganis |
Who was the first Black person to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing at the heavyweight division? | George Foreman |
Who was the first Black person to win an Olympic gold medal in basketball? | Wilt Chamberlain |
Who was the first Black person to win an Olympic gold medal in track and field? | Jesse Owens |
Who was the first Black person to win an Olympic gold medal in figure skating? | Debi Thomas |
Who was the first Black person to win an Olympic gold medal in bobsledding? | Vonetta Flowers |
Who was the first Black person to win an Olympic gold medal in snowboarding? | Ross Powers |
Who was the first Black person to win an Olympic gold medal in skiing? | Bill Johnson |
Who was the first Black person to win an Olympic gold medal in freestyle skiing? | Jonny Moseley |
Who was the first Black person to win an Olympic gold medal in speed skating? | Shani Davis |
Who was the first Black person to win an Olympic gold medal in short track speed skating? | Derrick Campbell |
Who was the first Black person to win an Olympic gold medal in rugby sevens? | Perry Baker |
Who was the first Black person to win an Olympic gold medal in synchronized swimming? | Kristina Lum |
Who was the first Black person to win an Olympic gold medal in rhythmic gymnastics? | Laurie Hernandez |
Who was the first Black person to win an Olympic gold medal in women's basketball? | Lisa Leslie |
Who was the first Black person to win an Olympic gold medal in men's basketball? | John Thompson Jr. |
Who was the first Black person to win an Olympic gold medal in women's track and field? | Wilma Rudolph |
Who was the first Black person to win an Olympic gold medal in men's track and field? | Tommie Smith |
Who was the first Black person to win an Olympic gold medal in women's long jump? | Jackie Joyner-Kersee |
Who was the first Black person to win an Olympic gold medal in men's long jump? | Ralph Boston |
Who was the first Black person to win an Olympic gold medal in women's high jump? | Alice Coachman |
Who was the first Black person to win an Olympic gold medal in men's high jump? | Dwight Stones |
Who was the first Black person to win an Olympic gold medal in women's javelin throw? | Tiina Lillak |
Who was the first Black person to win an Olympic gold medal in men's javelin throw? | Arto Harkonen |
Who was the first Black person to win an Olympic gold medal in women's discus throw? | Tsvetanka Khristova |
Who was the first Black person to win an Olympic gold medal in men's discus throw? | John Powell |
Who was the first Black person to win an Olympic gold medal in women's shot put? | Valerie Adams |
Who was the first Black person to win an Olympic gold medal in men's shot put? | Randy Barnes |
Who was the first Black person to win an Olympic gold medal in women's hammer throw? | Tatyana Lysenko |
Who was the first Black person to win an Olympic gold medal in men's hammer throw? | Sergey Litvinov |
Who was the first Black person to win an Olympic gold medal in women's heptathlon? | Jackie Joyner-Kersee |
Who was the first Black person to win an Olympic gold medal in men's wrestling? | John Smith |