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SIT BACK, RELAX & ENJOY THE SIMPLE, YET REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THESE PIONEERS IN AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY

FEBRUARY 2009:

FEBRUARY 2009 BLACK HISTORY IS AMERICAN HISTORY BLACK HISTORY MONTH

IN 1926 CARTER G. WOODSON ORIGINATED NEGRO HISTORY WEEK:

IN 1926 CARTER G. WOODSON ORIGINATED NEGRO HISTORY WEEK THESE ARE SOME OF THE AFRICAN AMERICANS WHO HAVE INFLUENCED US ALL

BARBARA CHARLINE JORDAN :

BARBARA CHARLINE JORDAN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE (D-TEX)

SHIRLEY CHISHOLM:

SHIRLEY CHISHOLM HOUSE OF REP. (D-NY) /FIRST FEMALE PRESEDENTIAL CANDIDATE

GENS. BENJAMAN O. DAVIS:

GENS. BENJAMAN O. DAVIS THE FATHER: 1 ST BLACK ARMY GENERAL THE SON: 1 ST BLACK AIR FORCE GENERAL

COLIN POWELL:

COLIN POWELL SECRETARY OF STATE // CHAIRMAN JOINT CHEIFS

CARL BRASHEAR:

CARL BRASHEAR FIRST BLACK AMPUTEE TO SERVE IN THE U.S.NAVY/ FIRST BLACK MASTER DIVER IN THE U. S. NAVY

DORIE MILLER:

DORIE MILLER AWARDED THE NAVY CROSS FOR HEROISM AT PEARL HABOR

TUSKEGEE AIRMEN:

TUSKEGEE AIRMEN ALL GAVE SOME…SOME GAVE ALL

BESSIE “QUEEN BESS” COLEMAN :

BESSIE “QUEEN BESS” COLEMAN FIRST BLACK PILOT

HIRAM R. REVELS:

HIRAM R. REVELS FIRST BLACK SENATOR 1870-1871

MAJ. ROBERT LAWRENCE JR.:

MAJ. ROBERT LAWRENCE JR. FIRST BLACK ASTRONAUT

GUION S.BLUFORD:

GUION S.BLUFORD FIRST BLACK MAN IN SPACE

DR. MAE CAROL JEMISON:

DR. MAE CAROL JEMISON FIRST BLACK WOMAN IN SPACE

DR. CHARLES DREW:

DR. CHARLES DREW DISCOVERED BLOOD PLASMA

DR. BEN CARSON:

DR. BEN CARSON FIRST TO SUCCESSFULLY SEPARATE TWINS JOINED AT THE HEAD

EDWARD A. BOUCHET:

EDWARD A. BOUCHET FIRST BLACK MAN TO EARN A PH.D (YALE UNIVERSITY-1876)

GEORGIANA SIMPSON / SADIE T. ALEXANDER / EVA B. DYKES:

GEORGIANA SIMPSON / SADIE T. ALEXANDER / EVA B. DYKES FIRST BLACK WOMEN TO EARN PH.D U OF CHICAGO/ U OF PENN/ RADCLIFFE COLLEGE (1921)

FREDERICK DOUGLASS “FRITZ” POLLARD:

FREDERICK DOUGLASS “FRITZ” POLLARD FIRST BLACK HEAD COACH IN THE NFL

ART SHELL:

ART SHELL FIRST BLACK HEAD COACH IN MODERN NFL

ERNIE DAVIS:

ERNIE DAVIS FIRST BLACK HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER

ROSA PARKS:

ROSA PARKS MOTHER OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

IDA B. WELLS BARNETT:

IDA B. WELLS BARNETT FIRST WRITER TO DOCUMENT THE LYNCHING OF BLACKS

FREDA JOESEPHINE McDONALD BAKER 1906-1975 :

FREDA JOESEPHINE McDONALD BAKER 1906-1975 I did take the blows of life, in dignity

ROBERT WILLIAMS CIVIL RIGHTS PIONEER IN MONROE, NC :

ROBERT WILLIAMS CIVIL RIGHTS PIONEER IN MONROE, NC INTRUMENTAL IN THE KISSING CASE OF 1958

FOUR NC A&T FRESHMEN: SAT-IN AT WOOLWORTH’S IN GREENSBORO, NC 1960 AND LAUNCHED A MOVEMENT:

FOUR NC A&T FRESHMEN: SAT-IN AT WOOLWORTH’S IN GREENSBORO, NC 1960 AND LAUNCHED A MOVEMENT DAVID RICHMOND,FRANKLIN McCAIN, EZELL BLAIR,JOE McNEIL

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR:

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR “INJUSTICE ANYWHERE, IS A THREAT TO JUSTICE EVERYWHERE”

MALCOLM X (LITTLE):

MALCOLM X (LITTLE) “BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY”

MARIAN ANDERSON:

MARIAN ANDERSON FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO PERFORM AT THE METROPOLITAN OPERA

MELVIN & MARIO VAN PEEBLES:

MELVIN & MARIO VAN PEEBLES FILM-MAKERS

SHELTON “SPIKE” LEE:

SHELTON “SPIKE” LEE FILM-MAKER

RICHARD PRYOR:

RICHARD PRYOR GROUND BREAKING COMIC

MOSES FLEETWOOD WALKER:

MOSES FLEETWOOD WALKER FIRST BLACK PLAYER IN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL 1884

JOSH GIBSON NEGRO LEAGUE STAR :

JOSH GIBSON NEGRO LEAGUE STAR HIT 75 HRS IN 1931 972 CAREER HRS

JACKIE ROBINSON:

JACKIE ROBINSON FIRST BLACK PLAYER IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1947

CANNON ST. YMCA LITTLE LEAGUE ALLSTARS CHARLESTON SC 1955:

CANNON ST. YMCA LITTLE LEAGUE ALLSTARS CHARLESTON SC 1955 WHITE TEAMS REFUSED TO PLAY THEM

MAX ROBINSON:

MAX ROBINSON FIRST BLACK NETWORK NEWS ANCHOR (ABC)

HAZEL SCOTT:

HAZEL SCOTT FIRST BLACK PERSON WITH A NETWORK TV SHOW (DUMONT NETWORK-1950)

NATHANEIL ADAMS COLES “KING”:

NATHANEIL ADAMS COLES “KING” FIRST BLACK MAN WITH NETWORK TV SHOW (NBC-1956)

HENRY O. FLIPPER:

HENRY O. FLIPPER FIRST BLACK CADET AT WEST POINT

JEAN BAPTISTE POINT DU SABLE THE FATHER OF CHICAGO:

JEAN BAPTISTE POINT DU SABLE THE FATHER OF CHICAGO FOUNDED THE AREA NOW KNOWN AS OF CHICAGO, ILL

JACK JOHNSON:

JACK JOHNSON FIRST BLACK HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING CHAMPION

ALTHEA GIBSON:

ALTHEA GIBSON FIRST BLACK WIMBLEDON CHAMPION

MADAME C. J. WALKER:

MADAME C. J. WALKER FIRST BLACK FEMALE MILLIONAIRE

THURGOOD MARSHALL:

THURGOOD MARSHALL FIRST BLACK SUPREME COURT JUSTICE

CARL B. STOKES:

CARL B. STOKES FIRST BLACK MAYOR OF A MAJOR CITY (CLEVELAND,OHIO)

LAWRENCE DOUGLAS WILDER:

LAWRENCE DOUGLAS WILDER FIRST BLACK GOVERNOR (VIRGINIA)

BARACK OBAMA:

BARACK OBAMA FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

THIS IS A PRESENTATION BY::

THIS IS A PRESENTATION BY: DUTCH DILLIGARD GOLDSBORO, NC