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Jesse Owens was the first black African American to do what?
win an olympic gold medal
Who was the first African American to win an Olympic gold medal in the winter games?
Vonetta Flowers.
Who was the first African American to win a medal at the Winter Olympic Games in 1988?
Figure skater Debi Thomas who won a bronze medal in ladies singles.
Who was the first African congressional medal of honor winner?
William Harvey Carney was the first African American to perform an action for which a Medal of Honor was awarded, but Robert Blake was the first African American to actually receive the Medal.
Who was the first African-American female to win a gold medal in the Olympics?
Alice Coachman became the first African American woman to win a Olympic Gold Medal when she won the High Jump at the 1948 London Olympic Games.She won 25 US National titles and her message to the people was; "If you believe and work hard to achieve, victory is yours to receive".
This civil war soldier was the first African-American to receive the Medal of Honor?
Sergeant William Carney was the first African-American to receive the Medal of Honor
Who was the first African American to win ANY medal at the winnter Olympic games?
Debi Thomas who won a bronze medal in ladies singles figure skating at the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary.
Who was the first African athlete to won a Olympic medal?
John Baxter Taylor Jr.
Who was the first American Indian to win an olympic medal?
Jim thorpe
Who was the first african american to win a gold medal at the olympics?
The first African American woman to win a gold medal was Alice Coachman of Albany, Georgia who won the high jump event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
Who was the first African American authorto win the Newbery Medal?
Virginia Hamilton was the first African American author to win the Newbery Medal. She won in 1975 for her book "M.C. Higgins, the Great."
Is Fredricka Whitfield an African-American?
Yes, she is black. Her father former Olympic medal winner Mal Whitfield.
