Carl Rowan was the first black to hold a seat on the National Security Council as the highest level black man in the U.S government; 1964.  

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Hazel Scott was the first black person to have her own tv show, The Hazel Scott Show in 1950.

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Charlie Sifford was the first black to play on the Professional Golfers Association (PGA) Tour; 1961.

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Billy Taylor founded The Jazz Foundation of America; 1989.  

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Dorothy Dandridge was the first black nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role for “Carmen”, 1955.

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 Lincoln University in Pennsylvania became the first degree-granting institution of higher education for blacks in 1854. It was the first Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU).

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Ruby Nell Bridges Hall was the 1st black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in 1960, New Orleans.

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Percy Lavon Julian was the first black chemist inducted into the National Academy of Sciences; 1973.

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