Duplicate of Notable Black Figures in History

At 6 years old, she was the first black student to integrate into a white elementary school in 1960.

The 1st black woman to be admitted into NASA's astronaut training program and eventually the 1st black female astronaut

The first African American president of the USA who was elected in 2008

an influential Civil RIghts Leader of the 20th century who gave the infamous "I have a dream" speech

Known as the famous conductor of the Underground Railroad where she led hundreds of enslaved people to freedom

Nicknamed the Black Mamba, he won five titles as a Los Angeles Lakers and a member of the US Olympic basketball team

She has won 23 major singles tennis titles, the most of any man or woman in the Open Era

A political activist and minister, he is one of the most important leaders of the Civil Rights Movement

Made history at the 2012 London Olympics as the first black gymnast to win individual all-around champion

She became the first black female host of a nationally broadcasted daily talk show

This woman refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white woman, thus sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

"Arguably the greatest fighter of all time", he is the only man to win three boxing heavyweight titles

She made history as the first female, African American, & Southeast Asian vice president elected to office

Named Rookie of the Year in 1947, he is the first African American baseball player to see his team to the World Series

Track and field star who took home four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics