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What was the first major successful protest against racial segregation in the United States?
During the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955, African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama, to protest segregated seating. The boycott lasted 381 days and the Supreme Court ultimately ordered Montgomery to integrate its bus system.
During the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955, African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama, to protest segregated seating. The boycott lasted 381 days and the Supreme Court ultimately ordered Montgomery to integrate its bus system.
Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award for Best Actor?
Sidney Poitier won the Oscar for the 1963 film "Lilies of the Field." Beginning in the early 50s, he was the top and virtually sole African American film star – the first Black actor to become a hero to both black and white audiences.
Sidney Poitier won the Oscar for the 1963 film "Lilies of the Field." Beginning in the early 50s, he was the top and virtually sole African American film star – the first Black actor to become a hero to both black and white audiences.
What was the name of the first major civil rights organization in the United States?
The NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) is America's oldest and largest civil rights organization. Founded in 1909, it has been, and continues to be, on the front lines of the fight for civil rights and social justice.
The NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) is America's oldest and largest civil rights organization. Founded in 1909, it has been, and continues to be, on the front lines of the fight for civil rights and social justice.
True or false: Maya Angelou was the first African American woman to serve as the Poet Laureate of the United States.
False. Rita Dove was the first African American woman to be the U.S. Poet Laureate, serving from 1993 to 1995. In 1987, she won the Pulitzer Prize for her book "Thomas and Beulah," making her the second African American poet (after Gwendolyn Brooks in 1950) to receive this prestigious award.
False. Rita Dove was the first African American woman to be the U.S. Poet Laureate, serving from 1993 to 1995. In 1987, she won the Pulitzer Prize for her book "Thomas and Beulah," making her the second African American poet (after Gwendolyn Brooks in 1950) to receive this prestigious award.
Who was the first African American to serve as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marshall was the first Black person to serve as a Supreme Court Justice upon his Senate confirmation in 1967. As a long-time civil rights litigator for the NAACP, Marshall had won most of the cases he argued in front of the Supreme Court, most notably the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education (1954), which ruled school segregation unconstitutional.
Thurgood Marshall was the first Black person to serve as a Supreme Court Justice upon his Senate confirmation in 1967. As a long-time civil rights litigator for the NAACP, Marshall had won most of the cases he argued in front of the Supreme Court, most notably the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education (1954), which ruled school segregation unconstitutional.
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