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Foreword, by Johnnetta B. Cole .....................................VII Preface ............ ............................................ IX Acknowledgments .................. .............................. XIII Photo Credits ......................................... ............. XV Calendar of Firsts................................. ..... ........... XVI I T' neline.......................................................... XXV Arts & Entertainment: From Obscurity to Celebrityhood................. 1 Business: New Enterprises & Corporate Advancement ............ 49 Civil Rights & Protest: 400 Years of Struggle..........................67 Education: Overcoming Racial Bias..................................79 Government: County & State Pioneers ............................. 115 Government: Federal Firsts........................................153 Government: Local Heroes......................................... 189 Journalism: Firsts in the Fourth Estate ............................. 219 Military: Marching Up the Ranks...................................237 Miscellaneous: A Variety of Milestones.............................. 255 Organizations: Group Firsts......................................271 Religion: Reaching New Spiritual Levels............................. 299 Science & Medicine: Groundbreaking Breakthroughs...............341 Sports: First, Best, & Enduring ..................................... 363 Writers: Published & Prizewinning.................................409