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4×100 m relay. Wilma Glodean Rudolph (June 23, 1940 – November 12, 1994) was an American sprinter who overcame childhood polio and went on to become a world-record-holding Olympic champion and international sports icon in track and field following her successes in the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games. Rudolph competed in the 200-meter dash and ...
Marilyn Bevans was the first sub-three-hour, African-American female marathon runner, and the first national-class black female American marathoner. [3] [4] She came in second place at the 1973 Maryland Marathon with a time of 3:31:45, and again came in second at the 1977 Boston Marathon, where she ran 2:51:12.
Mahalia Jackson (/ məˈheɪliə / mə-HAY-lee-ə; born Mahala Jackson; October 26, 1911 – January 27, 1972) [ a ] was an American gospel singer, widely considered one of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century. With a career spanning 40 years, Jackson was integral to the development and spread of gospel blues in black churches ...
Stephanie St. Clair was born of African descent in the West Indies to a single mother, Félicienne, who worked hard to send her daughter to school. According to St. Clair's 1924 Declaration of Intention, she gave Fort-de-France, French West Indies (present-day Martinique, West Indies) as her place of birth . [6]
3. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking before crowd of 25,000 Selma To Montgomery, Alabama civil rights marchers, in front of Montgomery, Alabama state ...
Black History Month: 19 black athletes who made history. AOL.com Editors. February 7, 2019 at 11:35 AM. American sports wouldn't be what they are today without the trailblazing black athletes of ...
Beyond her running prowess, Griffith Joyner was known for her bold fashion choices. [ 30 ] [ 46 ] She appeared at the World Championships in 1987 in Rome wearing a hooded speed skating body suit. [ 46 ] [ 22 ] In April 1988, she started wearing a running suit with the right leg of the suit extending to the ankle and the left leg of the suit cut ...
Raymond Parks. (m. 1932; died 1977) Signature. Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an American activist in the civil rights movement, best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. The United States Congress has honored her as "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom ...