Velvalea “Vel” Phillips
Velvalea “Vel” Phillips was elected Wisconsin’s Secretary of State, the first black woman to hold a statewide elected executive office; 1979.
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Rev. Jesse Jackson Jr.
Rev. Jesse Jackson Jr. is the founder of the organizations that merged to form Rainbow/PUSH. The National Rainbow Coalition and People United to Save Humanity; 1984 and 1986.
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LaToya Cantrell first black woman to be elected mayor of New Orleans, 2018.
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Barack Obama was elected the 1st black president of the United States, 2008.
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