Tammany Brooks first black Chief of Police, Antioch, California in 2017.

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Frank Robinson was the 1st black MLB manager, Cleveland Indians, 1975.  

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Marie Van Brittan Brown developed and patented the first home security system in 1966.

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Elijah McCoy, black inventor. He invented over 50 devices, including a “lubricating cup,” which automatically dripped oil.

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Cathay Williams became the first and only female Buffalo soldier in 1866. She posed as a male for two years until a doctor discovered that she was a woman, which led to her immediate discharge.

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Satchel Paige and teammate Larry Doby were the first black players to win a World Series championship, Cleaveland Indians; 1948.

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Lisa Gelobter invented the animated GIF.

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Allensworth is the only California community to be founded, financed and governed by blacks. Created by Allen Allensworth in 1908, the town was built with the intention of establishing a self-sufficient, all-black city where black people could live their lives free of racial discrimination.

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Eva Ayllon, Afro-Peruvian singer known as the Tina Turner of Peru.

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