My Webpage on
Black History Month
by Gary Wilcox
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My Webpage on Black History Month by Gary Wilcox |
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| Garrett Morgan is the man who invented the traffic lights. |
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| Jack Johnson became the first black man to win the heavyweight championship in boxing in 1908. |
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| Hattie McDaniel was the first black person ever to win an Oscar for role in Gone with the Wind. |
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| Althea Gibson was the first black person to win Wimbledon and the U.S Open. |
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| Tiger Woods became the first golfer to win 4 major tournaments in a row. |
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| Sarah Breedlove Walker became the first black person to become a millionaire. |
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| Bill Cosby became the first black actor to star in a TV series. |
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| Nat "King" Cole became the black person to host a network TV show. |
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| Fritz Pollard became the black man to coach in the NFL. |
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