The First..

Who was the first black president of the United States?

• Jay Z

• Barack Obama

• Marcus Garvey

• Paul Sims

Who was the first black person to become a Supreme Court Justice?

• Thurgood Marshall

• Martin Luther King

• Malcolm X

• Drake

Who was the first black U.S. Senator?

• James Harvey

• Booker T Washington

• Huey P. Newton

• Hiram Rhodes

Who was the first black person to become Surgeon General?

• Dr. Joycelyn Elders

• Dr. Michael Brown

• Dr. Lisa Smith

• Dr. Bill Cosby

Who the first black person to publish a work of literature?

• Phillis Wheatley

• Janet Jackson

• Lucy Terry

• Jupiter Hammon

Who was the the first black person to become a princpal ballerina?

• Beyonce

• Misty Copeland

• Janet Jackson

• Sara Lewis

Who was the first black person to win the Nobel Peace Prize?

• Martin Luther King, Jr

• Fredrick Douglas

• Ralph Bunche

• Thomas Jefferson

Who was the first black person to enter the NFL?

• Fritz Pollard

• Jim Brown

• Kenny Washington

• Deion Sanders

Who was the first black person to win an Oscar?

• Hattie McDaniel

• Eddie Murphy

• Sidney Poitier

• James Earl Jones

Who was the first black person to become the Vice President of the United States?

• Michelle Obama

• Kamala Harris

• Tina Turner

• Sojourner Truth