Mary Mahoney

Mary Mahoney was the 1st licensed black nurse in the U.S, 1979.

Paulette Brown

Paulette Brown was the 1st black female president of the American Bar Association, 2015.

Thurgood Marshall 1st black U.S. Supreme Court Justice.

Marsha P. Johnson is an LGBTQ activist and transgender woman who helped lead the Stonewall riots, 1969.

Jane Bolin was the 1st black female judge in the U. S, 1939.

Sampson McCormick, 1st out, black, gay male comic.

Sarah E. Goode was the 1st black woman to receive a U.S patent for her invention of a folding cabinet bed in 1885.

Gabby Douglas is the 1st black person in Olympic history to become the individual all-around champion, 2012.

Mary Mahoney was the 1st black woman to complete nurse’s training in 1879.

Henry Ossian Flipper was the 1st black man to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point, 1877.