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Week 1: Reconstruction (1865-1877)
Week 1: Reconstruction (1865-1877)

Week 2: Civil Rights Movement (1955-1968)

Week 3: Black Power Movement (1966-1975)

Week 4: Entrepreneurial Movement (1970s – today)

First African American since Reconstruction to be elected to Congress from Georgia (1972-1976)
First African American since Reconstruction to be elected to Congress from Georgia (1972-1976)
First African American Ambassador to the UN (1977)
Served as Mayor of Atlanta (1982-1990)
Instrumental in bringing 1996 Olympics to Atlanta and revamping the Atlanta Zoo

First African American four-star general (1989)
First African American four-star general (1989)
First African American and the youngest person to chair the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1989–1993)
First African American to serve as Secretary of State (2001–2005)

First African-American woman elected to the United States Senate (1993-1999)
First African-American woman elected to the United States Senate (1993-1999)
Fhe first African-American senator elected as a Democrat
United States Ambassador to New Zealand (1999- 2001)

First African American U.S. Attorney General (2009)
First African American U.S. Attorney General (2009)
Sister was Vivian Malone Jones, one of the two students that tried to integrate the University of Alabama
As an attorney, represented the NFL during its dog fighting investigation against Michael Vick

First African American U.S. President (2009)
First African American U.S. President (2009)
First African American president of the Harvard Law Review
First name means “blessed by God" in Arabic
Enjoys playing basketball and poker and is a die-hard Chicago White Sox fan