Dr. Joycelyn Elders
He was the first African American General in the U.S. Army
No, that was Benjamin Davis, in 1940. Before WW 2.
Frank E. Petersen.
Yes because it said in the bio he was the first African American to be a air force general.
You are probably asking about Eric H. Holder, who was appointed to the position of U.S. Attorney General by President Barack Obama in 2009. However, if you are asking about the states, rather than the federal level, one of the first African-American attorneys general of a state is Kamala D. Harris: she was sworn in as the 32nd Attorney General of the State of California in 2011, becoming the first African-American (as well as the first woman).
He was the first african american =]
The first African-American girl to play soccer is Briana Scurry.
The first African American General Officer in the Corps, an aviator and a gentleman.
Roscoe Robinson, Jr.
The first African American superhero was falcon
No He is not the first African American in the senate