In 1928 African American voters in Chicago helped elect Oscar Depriest. He was the first African American representative to congress from a northern state.
it was the first state to secede.
Vermont was admitted as the first free state.
hiram revels was the first african american in the U.S Congress
Herby Hancock
She was the first female head of state in the Americas.
Condoleezza Rice was the first black woman. She served 8 years with president George W Bush. The first 4 years as the National Security Advisor, and the last 4 yrs, 2005-2009 as the Secretary of State.
She was the first female secretary of state.
Madeleine Albright was the first female Secretary of State in the United States, serving from 1997 to 2001.
Delaware was the first state to join the union.
The first female governor was Joan Finney, from 1991 to 1995. She was the first female candidate in the US to defeat an incumbent male governor in a state general election.
Madeleine Albright was the first female American Secretary of State. She brought honor, cool headedness, and humor to a demanding and difficult job.
Queen Latifah
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
Condoleezza Rice is important because she was the first African American to be a U.S secretary of the state.
Sirimavo Bandaranaike