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Jack Johnson was the first black boxer to win the heavyweight world title in 1908.
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10 Interesting Fact About Black History
10 Interesting Fact About Black History
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Jack Johnson was the first black boxer to win the heavyweight world title in 1908.
In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the proclamation of emancipation which freed more than 3 million black slaves in the United States.
Garrett Morgan is an inventor of black who created traffic lights and gas masks in the early 20th century.
In 1967, Thurgood Marshall became the first black judge in the Supreme Court of the United States.
In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her seat on the bus for a white man, triggered a greater civilian rights movement in the United States.
In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. Delivering his famous speech I have a dream in Washington DC.
In 1964, the United States Congress passed the Civil Rights Law which banned racial discrimination in work, housing, and public services.
In 1984, Jesse Owens became the first black athlete to be awarded the presidential medal of freedom.
In 1992, Mae Jemison became the first black woman who flew into space as a member of the Alik Space Mission crew.
In 2008, Barack Obama was elected as the first black Indonesian president of the United States.
