Black Firsts in Sports
Negro League Baseball  First Colored World Series Kansas City Monarchs vs Philadelphia Hilldales Opening Game October 11, 1924 Kansas City, MO |
| Arthur Ashe First African American to win the men's tennis championship at Wimbledon |
| Larry Doby First African American to play baseball in the American League |
| Vonetta Flowers First African American to win a Gold Medal in the Winter Olympics |
| Althea Gibson First African American to win the women's tennis championship at Wimbledon |
| Oliver Lewis First African American and first winning jockey at the Kentucky Derby |
| Earl Lloyd First African American to play in the NBA |
| Charlie Sifford First African American to win a professional golf tournament |
| Bonnie St. John First African American to win an Olympic or Paralympic medal in the Winter Olympics |
| LeRoy T Walker First African American president of the US Olympic Committee |
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