Category: History
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Discover the remarkable story of Joseph Jenkins Roberts, a Virginia native who became the world’s first African American president, leading Liberia to independence in 1848.
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Discover the inspiring story of Arthur Wharton, the world’s first black professional footballer from Gold Coast, and his enduring impact on sports and society.
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Discover the groundbreaking career of Fred Corbett, West Ham United’s first black player, who scored 52 goals and paved the way for diversity in early English football.
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Betty Okino made history in 1991 as the first Black gymnast to win the American Cup, paving the way for diversity in elite gymnastics.
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Hartford honors Johnny ‘Schoolboy’ Taylor, the city’s first Black professional baseball player, with a special tribute game hosted by the Hartford Yard Goats.
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Discover how FDR promoted Benjamin O. Davis Sr. to become the first Black brigadier general in 1940, following a campaign scandal that threatened his re-election bid.
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Olaudah Equiano, a former slave, became the first Black man to cross the Arctic Circle in 1773, leaving a remarkable account that influenced the abolitionist movement.
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Discover the inspiring story of Emma Clarke, Britain’s first black female footballer who revolutionized the game in the 1890s, from Bootle streets to professional play.
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Springfield, Massachusetts, is set to honor a trailblazing figure in its law enforcement history. Joseph A. Budd, the city’s first Black police officer to achieve multiple high-ranking positions, will have the new police station named after him. This…
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Explore how Jesse Jackson, a civil rights leader, became the first Black candidate to seriously run for the Democratic presidential nomination in the 1980s.
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