Phillis Peters Wheatley was not only the author of the first African American woman, but was also the first African American to write a book that was published in the United States. He was a former slave. In 1773 his book "Poems on various subjects, religious and moral" has been published.

She was an African-American woman who burned a path to current stars of African-American cinema – not just Hattie McDaniel became the first African American woman, but also the first African American to win an Oscar. She won best actress for her role in the movie "Gone With The Wind". He told critics: "I'd rather play a girl to be one."

In 1959, Lorraine Vivian Hansberry became the first African American woman playwright who has done his work on Broadway. His work was "A Raisin in the Sun" a work with strong influence of Black Theater in the struggles of the African American family. The first African American to receive a Pulitzer Prize was Gwendolyn Brooks. In 1950 he won first level of his second book of poetry, she wrote: "Annie Allen." She came from Chicago.

Rita Dove was the first African-American woman and the person for appointment to high office of the literature of the United States Poet Laureate in 1993. He was also the second African-American Male to win a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his book (published 1985), "Thomas and Beulah.

The first African American woman and the person to give the Nobel Prize for literature was Toni Morrison. She received the award in 1993 and is considered one of America's most legendary screenwriters. The first president of Women's Bank was African-American Maggie Lena Walker. He opened the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank in Richmond, Virginia in 1903. I first African American millionaire an American woman was Madam CJ Walker, who started an African-American products hair care company in 1906 and non-profit used to carve his place in history books.

Alice Coachman became the first African American woman in order to win a gold medal. She also won for athletics, setting a record in the high jump competition of 5 feet, 6 ¼ inches during the Games 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. The first African American woman to win the Wimbledon singles competition was Althea Gibson estimated. She won in 1957 and again in 1958 and was credited with breaking the color barrier in professional tennis.

Marcelita Jordon Harris became the first commander of the women's section Command Training at Keesler Air Air Force Base in Gulfport, Mississippi. It was also the first woman to serve as a U.S. Air Aircraft Maintenance Officer of the Force and was the first African American U.S. Air Force general. The first African American female brigadier general was Hazel Winifred Johnson in 1979. She was the first African American chief Corps Army Nurses.

Michael Russell

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