African American Firsts

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  1. 2. - First African American woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of State.
  2. 4. - First African American woman to win Olympic all-around gold in gymnastics.
  3. 7. - First woman to lead an armed expedition during the Civil War.
  4. 8. - First African American and female Vice President of the U.S.
  5. 9. - First African American-owned record label.
  6. 10. - First African American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in track and field.
  7. 11. - First woman to lie in honor at the U.S. Capitol.
  8. 13. - First African American to receive an Academy Award for Best Actor.
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  1. 1. - Inventor with the first automatic lubricator for steam engines.
  2. 2. - First African American MLB player.
  3. 3. - First African American nominated for U.S. Vice President.
  4. 5. - Coined the term "Black Power" during the Civil Rights Movement.
  5. 6. - First African American U.S. President.
  6. 10. - First African American majority owner of an NBA team.
  7. 12. - First African American woman elected to Congress.