Law & Politics Flashcards
Who was the first black lawyer approved to practice before the US Supreme Court but never did?
John rock
Who was black woman judge?
Jane bolin
Who was the first black attorney in the United States
Macon Allen
Who was the first black lawyer to practice in front of the Supreme Court
Samuel lowery
Who was the first black female federal judge
Constance baker
Who was the first black female lawyer in the United States
Charlotte Ray
Who was the first black female admitted to practice in front of the Supreme Court
Violette Anderson
Who served as secretary of labor
Alexis Herman
Who was the first black secretary of education
Rod paige
What was the real name of the black cabinet
Federal council of Negro affairs
Who is the first black US ambassador to the United Nations?
Andrew Young
Who is the first black female mayor?
Ellen Walker Craig- Jones
Is the first black chief executive of South Africa?
Nelson Mandela
Who is the first African-American to hold the most powerful position in Congress, chairman of the education and labor committee?
Adam Clayton Powell jr.
How many African-Americans were part of the black cabinet to Franklin D Roosevelt in 1935?
45
Who is the first African-American woman elected to the US Congress?
Shirley Chisholm
Who is the first African-American, United States president
Barack Obama
What was the significant piece of healthcare legislation passed during Barack Obama‘s presidency
The affordable care act
Who wants to launch in initiative title “let’s move” to combat child obesity
Michelle Obama
Who’s the first African-American female candidate as a gubernatorial nominee for a major political party?
Stacey Abrams
Who was the first African-American to serve as an associate justice of the Supreme Court
Ketanji Brown
Who is often referred to as the conscience of Congress and he referred to his activities as good trouble as a challenge to do what was right. He was the first African-American law maker to lie and state in the US capital rotunda
John Lewis
Who is the first African-American US senator for Georgia?
Raphael Warnock
