1967 Albert William Johnson is awarded the first dealership from a major automaker to an African American. He opens his Oldsmobile dealership in a predominantly African American neighborhood in Chicago.
Daniel Hale Williams
He was the first African American to open a school for blacks(Tuskegee university)
Arthur Ashe is an African American and the first and only black man ever to win the singles title at Wimbledon. He is also the only black man to win the singles title at the US Open and the Australian Open.
George Branham III became the first African American to win a PBA tournament when he defeated Mark Roth to win the Brunswick Memorial World Open in 1986. Click on the 'George Branham III' link on this page to read his biography.
To win the US National Championship in Tennis, now called the US Open. She was also the first African-American woman to compete on the world tennis tour and to win a Grand Slam title.
There was no African American champion at the 1956 French Open.
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Daniel Hale Williams
Althea Gibson was the first African American ever to play in the U.S. Open. In 1956, she became the first African American to win a Grand Slam event, the clay surface French Open. She became the first African American to win a women's title at the U.S. Open in 1957 and repeated her victory in 1958. Althea Gibson also was the first African American to win the All-England Lawn Tennis Women's Singles Championship at Wimbledon in 1957 and repeated in 1958. After retiring from tennis, she became the first African-American woman to earn her card in the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA), in 1964.
Daniel Hale Williams
He was the first African American to open a school for blacks(Tuskegee university)
He was the first African- American to open up a black school in the US.
Arthur Ashe is an African American and the first and only black man ever to win the singles title at Wimbledon. He is also the only black man to win the singles title at the US Open and the Australian Open.
To open a Harley Davidson dealership, one must first complete a Prospective Dealership Application. There are also financial requirements one must meet before opening the dealership. One can either open one up at new dealership locations or purchase an existing dealership.
Mary Mahoney became the first African American female to study and work as a professionally trained nurse in 1879.
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George Branham III became the first African American to win a PBA tournament when he defeated Mark Roth to win the Brunswick Memorial World Open in 1986. Click on the 'George Branham III' link on this page to read his biography.