Charles L. Reason

Charles L. Reason was the 1st black college professor at a predominantly white institution: New York Central College, 1849

Mary Fields

Mary Fields was the 1st black woman to work for the United States Postal Service in 1895.

Ebenezer Bassett was the 1st black person to serve as a U.S. diplomat anywhere in the world, 1869.

Barack Obama was elected the 1st black president of the United States, 2008.

Robert Johnson is the 1st black male billionaire and founded the Black Entertainment Television (BET).

Nelson Mandela was a black nationalist and the 1st black president of South Africa (1994–99)

Marie M. Daly was the 1st black woman to receive a Ph.D. in chemistry in the United States.

Jason Collins, 1st male pro athlete to come out in U.S.

Harriet Tubman was the 1st Black Heritage Stamp issued, 1978.

Booker T. Washington, 1st black person to be given a U.S. postage stamp in 1940.