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Daniel Hale Williams: The first African-American Cardiologist who performed the first successful open heart surgery

Meserette KentakeJanuary 19, 2020June 7, 2020

by Meserette KentakeJanuary 19, 2020June 7, 20200

“A people who don’t make provision for their own sick and suffering are not worthy of civilization.” –Daniel Hale Williams Daniel Hale Williams was one...

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Paul Belloni Du Chaillu: The “African” Zoologist who became known as the first modern European to confirm the existence of gorillas

Meserette KentakeApril 29, 2018August 16, 2020

by Meserette KentakeApril 29, 2018August 16, 20200

“In such a wild country as Africa one does not go far without adventures. The traveler necessarily sees what is strange and wonderful, for every...

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Isaac Burns Murphy: One of the Greatest American Jockeys of All Time

Meserette KentakeApril 16, 2018April 8, 2021

by Meserette KentakeApril 16, 2018April 8, 20210

Isaac Burns Murphy was an African-American Hall of Fame jockey, who is considered one of the greatest riders in American Thoroughbred horse racing history. Murphy...

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Walter Tull: Black British War Hero

Meserette KentakeMarch 25, 2018June 11, 2020

by Meserette KentakeMarch 25, 2018June 11, 20200

Walter Tull was the British Army’s first ever Black officer. Tull, who was a professional footballer at the outbreak of the first world war, gained...

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Henry Sylvester Williams: The Father of Pan-Africanism

Meserette KentakeFebruary 19, 2018December 26, 2020

by Meserette KentakeFebruary 19, 2018December 26, 20202

Henry Sylvester Williams was a Trinidadian lawyer and writer who has come to be known as the Father of Pan-Africanism. Williams coined the phrase, Pan-African...

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William Tucker: The first African American child

Meserette KentakeJanuary 3, 2018April 22, 2018

by Meserette KentakeJanuary 3, 2018April 22, 20180

“Out under the moon and the stars, alone with his son…he walked to the edge of the village, lifted his baby up with his face...

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William DeHart Hubbard: The first African American to win an Olympic gold medal in an individual event

Meserette KentakeNovember 25, 2017April 15, 2018

by Meserette KentakeNovember 25, 2017April 15, 20180

[dropcap size=small]W[/dropcap]illiam DeHart Hubbard was the first African American in Olympic history to win an individual gold medal, when he won the long (broad) jump...

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Jackie Ormes: The first professional African American woman cartoonist

Uchenna EdehAugust 1, 2017September 1, 2020

by Uchenna EdehAugust 1, 2017September 1, 20203

Jackie Ormes (August 1, 1911 – December 26, 1985) was born Zelda Jackson in a small town outside Pittsburgh. She was a self-taught artist who...

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Anna Mac Clarke: A Military Pioneer

Meserette KentakeJune 20, 2017June 20, 2020

by Meserette KentakeJune 20, 2017June 20, 20200

Anna Mac Clarke was the first African American woman to be a commanding officer of an otherwise all European regiment when the United States military...

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Josiah Henson: Founder of the Black community settlement of Dawn in Ontario, Canada

Uchenna EdehJune 14, 2017June 15, 2020

by Uchenna EdehJune 14, 2017June 15, 20200

Josiah Henson, was a spiritual leader, author and founder of the Black community settlement at Dawn in Ontario, Canada. He is widely believed to be...

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