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schopenhauer Douglas Wilder became the first elected African American state governor in U.S. history.
schopenhauer Constance Baker Motley was the first African American woman appointed as a federal judge.
schopenhauer Play an educational game about David Dinkins, NYC's first African American mayor, and his vision of a gorgeous mosaic across city departments.
Legal giant: Before joining the Supreme Court, Thurgood Marshall argued and won the landmark school desegregation case in 1954.
A public officer authorized to hear and decide cases in a court of law. In 1939, Jane Bolin became the first African American female judge, serving in New York City.
Which state elected Douglas Wilder as the first African American governor in 1989?
Which president appointed Constance Baker Motley to the federal bench in 1966?
Before becoming governor, Douglas Wilder served in which statewide role in Virginia?
Constance Baker Motley, the first Black female federal judge, also became the first Black woman elected to which state's Senate?