Black Firsts

<p><b>A celebration of achievement accomplishments and pride!</b>
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The first African American president U.S. senator <i>and</i> the first black lawyer in the Department of Education. The first black chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff <i>and</i> the first African American commissioned officer in the Marine Corps. The first black professors in a variety of fields. The first African American advertising agency. The first African American Olympian. The first black pilot for a scheduled commercial airline. The first recorded slave revolt in North America. The first African American cookbook writer.
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Revel and rejoice in the renowned and lesser-known barrier-breaking trailblazers in all fields-arts entertainment business civil rights education government invention journalism religion science sports music and more. <i><b>Black Firsts: 500 Years of Trailblazing Achievements and Ground-Breaking Events Fourth Edition</b></i> bears witness to the long and complex history of African Americans! 
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Expanded updated and revised for the first time in over eight years <i><b>Black Firsts</b></i> collects more than 500 all-new achievements and previously unearthed firsts. This massive tome proves that African American accomplishments are wide-ranging and ongoing documenting thousands of personal victories and triumphs.
</p><li>Who was the first black American depicted on a postage stamp? (<i>1940 Booker Taliaferro Washington</i>)
</li><li>Who was the first African American bookseller? (<i>1834 David Ruggles New York City</i>)
</li><li>Who was the first black U.S. senator? (<i>1870 Hiram Rhoades [Rhodes] Revels Mississippi</i>)
</li><li>Who was the African American columnist who won a Pulitzer Prize for Commentary? (<i>1989 Clarence Page</i>)
</li><li>Who was the U.S. Supreme Court's first black justice? (<i>1967 Thurgood Marshall</i>)
</li><li>Who first broke the color barrier to become a flight attendant? (<i>1958 Ruth Carol Taylor</i>)
</li><li>Who became the first black to graduate from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point? (<i>1877 Henry Ossian Flipper</i>)
</li><li>Which model was the first black to grace <i>Sports Illustrated</i> cover? (<i>1997 Tyra Banks</i>)
</li><li>Who became the first black pitcher to win a World Series game? (<i>1952 Rookie of the Year Joe Black of the Brooklyn Dodgers</i>)
</li><li>Who was the first regularly recognized black physician in the United States? (<i>1780s James Durham [Derham]</i>)
</li><li>Who was the black explorer who joined the Lewis and Clark expedition? (<i>York</i>)
</li><li>Who were the Tuskegee Airmen and why are they so famous? (<i>1941 The U.S. Congress established the first combat unit for blacks in the Army Air Corps with a training facility for black airmen known as the Tuskegee Airmen located at Tuskegee Institute Alabama</i>)
</li><li>Who was the first black American to win the Nobel Peace Prize? (<i>1944 Ralph Johnson Bunche</i>)</li>
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With more than 350 photos and illustrations this information-rich book also includes a helpful bibliography and an extensive index adding to its usefulness. This vital collection will appeal to anyone interested in America’s amazing history and resilient people.<p></p>