Virginia State University
Virginia State University was the 1st fully state-supported four-year institution of higher learning for blacks, 1882
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Charles L. Reason was the 1st black college professor at a predominantly white institution: New York Central College, 1849
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Mary Fields was the 1st black woman to work for the United States Postal Service in 1895.
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Ebenezer Bassett was the 1st black person to serve as a U.S. diplomat anywhere in the world, 1869.
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Barack Obama was elected the 1st black president of the United States, 2008.
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Robert Johnson is the 1st black male billionaire and founded the Black Entertainment Television (BET).
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Nelson Mandela was a black nationalist and the 1st black president of South Africa (1994–99)
Read more "Nelson Mandela"Marie M. Daly
Marie M. Daly was the 1st black woman to receive a Ph.D. in chemistry in the United States.
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Jason Collins, 1st male pro athlete to come out in U.S.
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Harriet Tubman was the 1st Black Heritage Stamp issued, 1978.
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