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Soul singer Aretha Franklin became the first female artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.

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In 1939, African-American George Gibbs became the first black man to explore the South Pole.

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Henry Ossian Flipper was the first African-American to graduate from West Point academy in 1877. He became the first black commander when he was assigned to the 10th Cavalry, a Buffalo Soldier regiment.

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M. Jocelyn Elders was the first African-American, and the second woman, to serve as the United States Surgeon General. Her term lasted for 15 months.

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Lee Elder was the first African-American golfer to play in the Masters Tournament in 1975. He has won 4 PGA tournaments and 8 Senior PGA tournaments in his career.

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Tony Dungy became the first African-American head coach to win the Super Bowl when the Colts defeated the Chicago Bears on February 4th, 2007.

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Baritone opera singer Todd Duncan became the first African-American to sing in a major opera company when he became a member of the New York City Opera in 1945.

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Poet Paul Laurence Dunbar founded the first African-American newsletter in Dayton, Ohio.

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Percy Julian was the first black chemist elected to the National Academy of the Sciences, in 1973. In 1990 he was elected to the National Inventors Hall of Fame, and in 1999 his synthesis of physostigmine was recognized by the American Chemical Society as “one of the top 25 achievements in the history of American chemistry.”

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Politician and educator Shirley Chisholm was the first African-American woman elected to Congress.

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George Washington Carver who made agricultural advancements and inventions pertaining to the use of peanuts, and Percy Julian, who helped create drugs to combat glaucoma, were the first African-Americans admitted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1990.

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Political scientist and diplomat, Dr. Ralph Johnson Bunche, received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his mediation efforts in Palestine during the 1940s. He was the first African-American to receive the honor.

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Lawyer Constance Baker Motley was the first African-American woman ever to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Deford Bailey was a wizard at playing the harmonica, and was most notable for mimicking the sound of locomotives. He was the first African-American to perform at the Grand Ole Opry and one of the first African-American stars of country music.

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Jamaican-born chess player Maurice Ashley became the first Black Grandmaster in 1999. That same year, he opened the Harlem Chess Center, where he began coaching young chess players.

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Arthur Ashe was the first African-American to win the U.S. Open (1968); to come in first in the Wimbeldon men's singles (1975); and be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame (1985).

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Maya Angelou's autobiographical book I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings is the first non-fiction work by an African-American woman to make the best-seller list.

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In 1988, while at Temple University, scholar Molefi Asante founded the first Ph.D. program in African-American studies.

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It was 1955, and Claudette Colvin was in Montgomery, Alabama. Claudette was the first person who had refused to give up her seat. Her bravery helped inspire hundreds of others -- including Rosa Parks to fight back against racism, and her case led the Supreme Court to overturn segregation laws.

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In 1993, Maya Angelou recited her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" at President Bill Clinton's inauguration. She was the first poet to do an inaugural recitation since Robert Frost spoke for President John F. Kennedy in 1961.

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Marian Anderson, a gifted contralto singer, was the first African-American to perform with the New York Metropolitan Opera in 1955.

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The African Methodist Episcopal Church, founded by Richard Allen became the first national black church in the United States in 1816.

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Lawyer Macon Bolling Allen was the first black American Justice of the Peace and the first African-American licensed to practice law in the U.S.

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Macon Bolling Allen was the first African-American to pass the bar and practice law in the United States in 1845.

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BET was the first African-American controlled company to sell shares on the New York Stock Exchange.

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The first African American to win Super Bowl MVP honors was Franco Harris in Super Bowl IX.

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The Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon honored Ira Aldridge with a bronze plaque. He is the only African-American actor to receive this tribute.

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Soccer phenom Freddy Adu was the youngest athlete to play in a professional American sports league.