In 1994, this president named Eddie Jordan, Jr. as the first African American to hold the post of U.S. Attorney in the state of Louisiana.

In 2002, swimmer Maritza Correia became the first African American to set an American and world record in this event.

In April 1775, Blacks in the military fought alongside their White counterparts in these American Revolution battles.

In January 1967, this Republican was the first Black person to be elected to the Senate for a full term since Reconstruction.

In the 1930s and early 1940s, many female gospel groups were founded . This group started as a male gospel ensemble but added female voices in the 1940s.

In 1995 and 2001 respectively, Dr. Ruth J. Simmons became the first Black president and Black woman president of these two top-ranked colleges. One is a "Seven Sisters" school, and the other is an Ivy League school.

In 2002, Eddie Jordan, Jr. became the first African American elected to this position in New Orleans, Louisiana.

In August 1965, a six-day riot occurred after a conflict between Blacks and Whites in this section of Los Angeles.

In May 1941, the 758th Tank Battalion was the first African American tank battalion to fight in this war.

In the 1930s, this federal organization compiled testimonies of over 2,500 former slaves in 17 states that were published in the 1970s.

In 1996, Jesse Jackson, Jr. became a U.S. Representative from this state.

In 2004, Phylicia Rashad won a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for this play.

In February 1960, this happened after four students from Greensboro Agricultural and Technical College in North Carolina sat at a Whites-only lunch counter and asked to be served.

In May 1954, the Unites States Supreme Court issued a monumental decision in this famous case.

In the 1950s, Joe Williams's vocals were featured on this band's albums, such as One O'clock Jump.

In 1997, she became the third woman to chair the Congressional Black Caucus. This Congresswoman is from California.

In 2008, this Jamaican sprinter became the first man in history to set three world records in a single Olympics game.

In his role in the movie Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Sidney Poitier practiced this profession.

In October 2003, Black artists held all Top Ten chart positions for the first time in pop history for this popular record chart.

In the 1996 Olympic Games, this person became the first athlete to win both the 200- and 400-meter races.

In 2001, Denzel Washington became the second African American man to win an Academy Award for Best Actor for this film.

In 2009, this person became the fist African American U.S. Attorney General and head of the Justice department and its 110,000 employees.

In his speech at the Democratic National Convention in 1984, Rev. Jesse Jackson's dramatic call was to do this.

In the 1920s, the Lindy Hop was made famous at this Harlem dance venue.

In the early 19th Century, many slaves were converted to Christianity during this national religious revival during 1790-1830 that occurred throughout the plantations of the South.