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The first African American to visit the White House was Fredrick Douglas After Pres. Lincoln signed the Emacipation Proclamation.
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Who appointed the first African American to an executive position in the White House?
Andrew Jackson
Who was the first African American congresswoman from the South?
Cynthia McKinney was the first to be elected.
Who was the first African American elected to congress?
The first African-American to serve in the Senate was Hiram Revels (R-MS), who was a Senator from 1851-1877.The first African-American to serve in the House of Representatives was Joseph H. Rainey (R-SC), who served from 1870 - 1878. Rainey was the first African-American to be elected to Congress; Revels was appointed.The first African-American woman elected to Congress was Shirley Chisholm, elected to the House in 1968. The first African-American woman Senator was Carol Moseley-Braun, elected in 1993.----More info:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_H._Raineyhttp://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/First_African_American_Senator.htmhttp://womenshistory.about.com/od/congress/p/shirleychisholm.htmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Moseley_BraunJohn Willis Menard
Who was the first African American gospel female singer to sing in the White House?
Marian Anderson
Who is John Roy Lynch?
John Roy Lynch (September 10, 1847 - November 2, 1939) was the first African American Speaker of the House in Mississippi. He was also one of the first African American members of the U.S House of Representatives during the Reconstruction, the period in United States history after the Civil War.
The first African American family in the white house?
the obama family
Who is the first African American woman to sing at the metropolitan opera house?
opera.
Who African American did Theodore Roosevelt invite to the white house?
Theodore Roosevelt, who invited Booker T. Washington, was the first president to invite an African-American man to the White House.
Who appointed the first African American to an executive position in the White House?
Andrew Jackson
Who was the first African American singer to perform at the Metropolitan Opera House?
Marian Anderson
The first black person in the us house of represinitives?
Joseph Hayne rainey was the first African American elected to US House of Representatives, sworn in on December 12, 1870. He served 4 consecutive terms. Jefferson Long became the second African American elected to the US House of Representatives in 1870. He represented Georgia. He served three months as a US Representative.
Who was the first African American congresswoman from the South?
Cynthia McKinney was the first to be elected.
Who was the first president to invite a black man to the white house?
It cannot be said with certainty that Frederick Douglass was the first African American invited to the White House. Certainly Douglass was the first African American **leader** invited for a formal interview, or audience, with the President.
Who was the first African American elected to congress?
The first African-American to serve in the Senate was Hiram Revels (R-MS), who was a Senator from 1851-1877.The first African-American to serve in the House of Representatives was Joseph H. Rainey (R-SC), who served from 1870 - 1878. Rainey was the first African-American to be elected to Congress; Revels was appointed.The first African-American woman elected to Congress was Shirley Chisholm, elected to the House in 1968. The first African-American woman Senator was Carol Moseley-Braun, elected in 1993.----More info:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_H._Raineyhttp://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/First_African_American_Senator.htmhttp://womenshistory.about.com/od/congress/p/shirleychisholm.htmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Moseley_BraunJohn Willis Menard
Who was the first African American singer to prefrom at the metropolitan opera house?
Contralto, Marian Anderson.
Who was the first African-American man to have his art work displayed at the White House?
Henry Tanner
Who was the first African American gospel female singer to sing in the White House?
Marian Anderson
