Government – Federal – Appointment
East Pasco Co-op (1965- )
The East Pasco African American community emerged quickly during World War II when thousands of black workers were recruited to...
William H. “Bob” Bailey (1927–2014)
“Image Ownership: Photofest” Dr. William H. “Bob” Bailey, Las Vegas entertainer, entrepreneur, and civil rights activist, was born in Detroit,...
James W. Mason (1841–1874)
James W. Mason of Chicot County, Arkansas, was the first documented African American postmaster in the United States. Mason also...
Nathaniel Sextus Colley (1918-1992)
(Image Courtesy of the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley) Nathaniel Sextus Colley, the first African American attorney in Sacramento,...
Benjamin Pelham (1862-1948)
Benjamin Pelham was a powerful Detroit politician and journalist. He was the Wayne County accountant from 1906 until 1942 and...
Cecil F. Poole (1914-1997)
Cecil Francis Poole, the first African American U.S. Attorney in the continental United States and the first African American federal...
Ruth Simmons (1945- )
Ruth Simmons is the first African American to be named President of an Ivy League university. She is also the...
Henry Ossian Flipper (1856-1940)
Born near Thomasville, Georgia on March 21, 1856, Henry O. Flipper rose to prominence as the first African American graduate...
Marian Anderson (1897-1993)
Marian Anderson, renowned contralto and one of the most celebrated singers of the 20th century, was born on February 27,...
