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What were some of Wilma Rudolph's accomplishments?
She was the first African American to run track in the Olympics, got over polio as a child, and won gold Olympic medals
Who was Clennon Washington King Jr?
the first African American to run for president
Is Obama the first African American prez?
yeah but he was not the only one too run
Why was shirley chisholm?
Shirley Chisholm became famous as she was the first African-American woman to be elected to Congress. She served on her Congressional seat from 1969 - 1983, for a total of seven terms. She was also the first African-American to run for president, and the first woman to run for president.
Who was the first African American to hit home run?
In the "modern' era of baseball, Jackie Robinson was the first African American to hit a home run in Major League baseball. As far as the history of baseball is concerned their is no record of such a feat as to amateur baseball games.
Why wasn't Frank R Beckwith listed as the first African American to run for President in your answer?
I am from Indianapolis, Indiana home of Frank R. Beckwith and when I first typed in the question "who was the first African American to run for the President of the United States his name was not listed. Mr. Beckwith ran against Richard Nixon.
What year did the first African American run for president?
1984 (Jesse Jackson) Actually Shirley Chisolm in 1972.
Who was the first African American to make a run for the presidency of the US?
Barack Obama elected 44th president janary 2009
Who was the first African American to be nominated as president?
Barak Obama was the first to be both nominated and elected; others like Jesse Jackson have run, but were not nominated.
Who was the last African American to run for President?
Barrack Obama
What is historic about Obama's run for presidency?
He is the first African American to: 1. Be the presidential nominee for a major political party and 2. Be a formidable candidate to win and 3. If he does win, He will be the FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA...that's one for tha history books.
Who is the first African woman to win Gold in the Olympics?
I believe that the first African to ever win a gold medal in the Olympics was Abebe Bikila who ran the marathon in the Rome Olympics in 1960. He ran the entire race barefoot and still won. Now that's amazing! the real answer is that John Baxter Taylor jr. is the first AFRICAN AMERICAN gold medalist, in 1904
