It's the weekend, POU Family and lurkers! This week's thread focused on African-American Historical Firsts. Now granted, there are tons of firsts out there, so I will be able to visit this subject again soon. The Three Ph.D's Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander, born Sarah Tanner Mossell (January 2, 1898 – November 1, 1989), was the first African-American woman to receive a Ph.D. … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African-American Historical Firsts
African-American Historical Firsts
Thursday Open Thread: African-American Historical Firsts
I am going to highlight two historical African-American firsts in today's post which will center around business and labor. The C.R. Patterson & Sons Company was a carriage building firm, and the first African American-owned automobile manufacturer. The company was founded by Charles Richard Patterson, who was born into slavery in April 1833 on a plantation in Virginia. … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: African-American Historical Firsts
Wednesday Open Thread: African-American Historical Firsts
Happy Hump Day Obots! Continuing on with the theme.. Rebecca Davis Lee Crumpler (February 8,1831 – March 9, 1895) was an American physician. She was the first African American woman to become a physician in the United States. (Rebecca Cole was the second and Susan McKinney Steward the third.) Her publication of A Book of Medical Discourses in 1883 was one of the … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: African-American Historical Firsts
Tuesday Open Thread: African-American Historical Firsts
Continuing on with this week's theme, I am going to highlight the very first African-American U.S. Ambassador. Ebenezer D. Bassett was appointed U.S. Minister Resident to Haiti in 1869, making him the first African American diplomat. For eight years, the educator, abolitionist, and black rights activist oversaw bilateral relations through bloody civil warfare and coups … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: African-American Historical Firsts
Monday Open Thread: African-American Historical Firsts
This week's theme will focus on African-American historical firsts. Mathias De Souza, an indentured servant, was the only black person to serve in the colonial Maryland legislature. He is considered the first African -American to sit on any legislative body in what would become the United States. Mathias de Souza was one of nine indentured servants working for … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: African-American Historical Firsts