#1
Who was the first African American to serve as the President of the United States?
Barack Obama
ExplanationFirst African American President of the United States.
#2
Who was the first African American to win a Nobel Prize?
W.E.B. Du Bois
ExplanationFirst African American Nobel Prize winner.
#3
Who was the first African American woman to become a self-made millionaire?
Madam C.J. Walker
ExplanationFirst African American woman self-made millionaire.
#4
Who was the first African American to be appointed to the United States Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marshall
ExplanationFirst African American Supreme Court Justice.
#5
Who was the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
Toni Morrison
ExplanationFirst African American woman Nobel Literature laureate.
#6
Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award for Best Actor?
Sidney Poitier
ExplanationFirst African American Best Actor Oscar winner.
#7
Who was the first African American woman to win an Olympic gold medal?
Wilma Rudolph
ExplanationFirst African American woman Olympic gold medalist.
#8
Who was the first African American to win the Nobel Peace Prize?
Ralph Bunche
ExplanationFirst African American Nobel Peace Prize recipient.