Charlayne Hunter-Gault was the 1st black woman to enroll at the University of Georgia, as well as one of the 1st two African-American students to integrate the school, in 1961.

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Arthur Mitchell created the 1st black classical ballet company, Dance Theatre of Harlem, 1969.

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Lucy Terry’s 1746 poem, “Bar’s Fight” is her only surviving poem and is considered the oldest known work of literature by a black person.

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Mae C. Jemison was the 1st black woman to be admitted into NASA’s astronaut training program, 1987.

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Elaine Welteroth was the youngest and 1st black Editor in Chief at Teen Vogue at age 29.

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Rhode Island Regiment was the 1st black U.S. military regiment, 1778.

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Simone Biles was the 1st black woman to receive 4 Olympic gold medals in women’s gymnastics at a single game.

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Barbara Jordan and Addie L. Wyatt 1st black women named as Time magazine’s Person of the Year, 1975.

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Lee Elder 1st black to play in a men’s major golf championship, 1975.

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Gwendolyn Brooks 1st black to win a Pulitzer Prize, 1949.

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