Colin Powell
yes he was in the united state
Hirman Revels
•First African-American woman circuit court judge•representative of the State Department during the Cold War•First African-American woman to receive an LL.M.•First African-American woman to be an official American representative to the United Nations
Condoleezza Rice was the first African American woman to be Secretary of State.
Colin powell was the first African American to serve the US secretary of State
In 1928 African American voters in Chicago helped elect Oscar Depriest. He was the first African American representative to congress from a northern state.
L. Douglas Wilder was important as the first African American to be elected as Governor of Virginia and the first African American to be elected as governor of any state in the United States since Reconstruction. He was a trailblazer in breaking down racial barriers in politics and paving the way for future generations of African American leaders.
David Patterson was the first African-American Lieutenant Governor of New York State. Upon the resignation of Eliot Spitzer, he became the first African-American Governor of New York State.
Actually that is true. The only reason why we call President Barack Obama African American is because of the unwritten rule that if you have one drop of (African) American blood in you, you are considered African American. Guess who made that rule... But anyway, Obama BaRocks!! no , he was but there was one prez that was mixed. Just remember he is not 100%. He is biracial. Therefore we have yet to have the first black president.
rhode island
Barbara Jordan