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The first African American Division 1 head football coach was Willie Jeffries at Wichita State in 1979.
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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).
hiram revels was the first african american in the U.S Congress
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.
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 is an American politician, the first African American to be elected as governor of a U.S. state, and the second to serve as governor. Wilder served as the 66th Governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1994. When earlier elected as Lieutenant Governor, he was the first African American elected to statewide office in Virginia. His most recent political office was Mayor of Richmond, Virginia, which he held from 2005 to 2009.
L. Douglas Wilder is an American politician, the first African American to be elected as governor of a U.S. state, and the second to serve as governor. Wilder served as the 66th Governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1994. When earlier elected as Lieutenant Governor, he was the first African American elected to statewide office in Virginia. His most recent political office was Mayor of Richmond, Virginia, which he held from 2005 to 2009.
Jeanette Rankin was elected by the state of Montana and was the first woman elected to Congress.
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.
Yes, Shirley Chisholm became the first African-American congresswoman in 1968.Carol Moseley Braun became the first African-American woman to serve as U.S. senator in 1993.
Ronald W. Burris is well known for being an amazing orator. He was also the first African-American elected to state office in Illinois as a comptroller.
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