First known African-American published author: Jupiter Hammon (poem "An Evening Thought: Salvation by Christ with Penitential Cries", published as a broadside)
First known African-American woman to publish a book: Phillis Wheatley (Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral)
Phillis Wheatley
Phillis Wheatley was the first African-American female poet and the second among the African-American published poet. She was born in Senegambia and came to America as a slave at the age of seven.
Phillis Wheatly was an African-American poet, and she is specially remembered because she was the first African-American woman published in the US, with her book called 'Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral', which was published in 1773.
In 1895 he became the first African American to receive a Ph D from Harvard University.
He was second. Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm was the first one in 1972.
Earl Lloyd was the first black NBA player in 1950. *Became the first African-American to play in an NBA game on October 31, 1950 *Became the first African-American to win an NBA championship (1955 with Syracuse) *Became first African-American Assistant Coach with Detroit Pistons (1968-70) *Became second African-American head coach and first African-American bench coach with Detroit Pistons (1970-71) Earl Lloyd, who in 1950 became the first African-American to play in a NBA game with the Washington Capitols, was instrumental in integrating professional basketball as a player and coach.
Phillis Wheatley was the first African-American female poet and the second among the African-American published poet. She was born in Senegambia and came to America as a slave at the age of seven.
Phillis Wheatley was the first African-American Poetess. She was also the second African-American to get her book published under her name. This gained her freedom from slavery.
he published a novel
He published a novel.
First known African-American published author: Jupiter Hammon (poem "An Evening Thought: Salvation by Christ with Penitential Cries", published as a broadside)First known African-American woman to publish a book: Phillis Wheatley (Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral)
The first African American to travel in the space was Guion Bluford. He was however the second from African ancestry to travel in the space.
Phillis Wheatley
The very first African-American owned and operated newspaper was Freedom's Journal. First published in 1827, it mostly appealed to the free African-Americans at the time.
There is no known exact date when black poetry started, however, Jupiter Hammon was the first African-American to have their poetry published in the United States, in 1760. The second published black poet was Phillis Wheatley.
The first African American president serving a second term of office is Barack Obama. He was elected as the 44th President of the United States in 2008 and re-elected in 2012.
John Brown Russwurm co-founded Freedom's Journal, the first African American owned newspaper in the United States.
John H. Johnson, who started publication of Ebonymagazine in 1945.