{"product_id":"black-firsts-500-years-of-trailblazing-achievements-and-ground-breaking-events-library-binding","title":"Black Firsts: 500 Years of Trailblazing Achievements and Ground-Breaking Events - Library Binding","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJessie Carney Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA celebration of achievement, accomplishments, and pride!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The first African American president, U.S. senator, \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e the first black lawyer in the Department of Education. The first black chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e the first African American commissioned officer in the Marine Corps. The first black professors in a variety of fields. The first African American advertising agency. The first African American Olympian. The first black pilot for a scheduled commercial airline. The first recorded slave revolt in North America. The first African American cookbook writer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Revel and rejoice in the renowned and lesser-known, barrier-breaking trailblazers in all fields-arts, entertainment, business, civil rights, education, government, invention, journalism, religion, science, sports, music, and more. \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlack Firsts: 500 Years of Trailblazing Achievements and Ground-Breaking Events, Fourth Edition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e bears witness to the long and complex history of African Americans! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Expanded, updated, and revised for the first time in over eight years, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlack Firsts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e collects more than 500 all-new achievements and previously unearthed firsts. This massive tome proves that African American accomplishments are wide-ranging and ongoing, documenting thousands of personal victories and triumphs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003eWho was the first black American depicted on a postage stamp? (\u003ci\u003e1940 Booker Taliaferro Washington\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWho was the first African American bookseller? (\u003ci\u003e1834 David Ruggles, New York City\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhere was the first black car dealership? (\u003ci\u003e1941 Edward Davis, Detroit, Studebaker\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhen was the first black-owned company listed on a major stock exchange? (\u003ci\u003e1971 Johnson Products\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWho was the first black U.S. senator? (\u003ci\u003e1870 Hiram Rhoades [Rhodes] Revels, Mississippi\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWho was the African American columnist who won a Pulitzer Prize for Commentary? (\u003ci\u003e1989 Clarence Page\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWho was the U.S. Supreme Court's first black justice? (\u003ci\u003e1967 Thurgood Marshall\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWho first broke the color barrier to become a flight attendant? (\u003ci\u003e1958 Ruth Carol Taylor\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWho became the first black to graduate from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point? (\u003ci\u003e1877 Henry Ossian Flipper\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhich model was the first black to grace \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e cover? (\u003ci\u003e1997 Tyra Banks\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWho became the American Medical Association's first black president? (\u003ci\u003e1995 Lonnie Bristow\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhat is the oldest surviving black church in America? (\u003ci\u003eThe African Meeting House, built in 1806 and known as the Joy Street Baptist Church, in Boston\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWho became the first black pitcher to win a World Series game? (\u003ci\u003e1952 Rookie of the Year, Joe Black, of the Brooklyn Dodgers\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWho was the first regularly recognized black physician in the United States? (\u003ci\u003e1780s James Durham [Derham]\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWho was the first black actress to receive an Emmy Award? (\u003ci\u003e1969 Gail Fisher\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWho became the first black professional football player? (\u003ci\u003e1904 Charles W. Follis\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhat was first short story published by a black woman in the United States? (\u003ci\u003e1859 Frances Ellen Watkins Harper's \"The Two Offers\"\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWho was the black explorer who joined the Lewis and Clark expedition? (\u003ci\u003eYork\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWho was the first black lawyer to argue a case before the Supreme Court? (\u003ci\u003e1880 Samuel R. Lowery\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhich two songs by black Americans were the first to be send out of the solar system? (\u003ci\u003e1977 Chuck Berry's song \"Johnny B. Goode\" and Blind Willie Johnson's \"Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground\" on Voyager I\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhat famous inventor and agronomist has a national monument named after him in Diamond, Missouri? (\u003ci\u003e1960 George Washington Carver\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhat movie featured the first black female lead in a Disney animated feature? (\u003ci\u003e2009 \"The Princess and the Frog\" starred Anika Noni Rose\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWho was the first black American to win a gold meda\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 704\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9.25 x 7.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003c\/li\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666441756774,"sku":"9781578597413","price":108.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/dDljM1ZXa2YzbmE5QXk3TFQ3NzBsZz09.webp?v=1779976250","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/black-firsts-500-years-of-trailblazing-achievements-and-ground-breaking-events-library-binding","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}