Edward Alexander Bouchet
Edward Alexander Bouchet was the 1st black man to earn a doctorate degree in the United States in 1876.
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Sigma Pi Phi was the 1st First Greek-letter fraternal organization established by blacks, 1904.
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Rosalind Brewer In 2012 was the first woman and the first black person to be CEO at Sam’s Club, a division of Wal-Mart stores.
Read more "Rosalind Brewer"George Carruthers
George Carruthers is a scientist who invented the ultraviolet camera/spectrograph, which was used by NASA in the 1972 Apollo 16 flight.
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Joan Jones founder Black History Month Halifax, Canada. Died April 2019 age 79.
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Franco Harris 1st black person to be named Super Bowl MVP in the NFL, 1975.
Read more "Franco Harris"Mia Love
Mia Love 1975-2025, became the first black Republican woman in Congress in 2015.
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Hiram Revels was the 1st black male to serve in Congress and become Senator, 1870.
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Iula O. Carter received a patent for a “portable nursery chair” in 1960.
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Walter Harris was the 1st black chess master, 1963.
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