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Gwendolyn Brooks wins the Pulitzer Prize -- Lorraine Hansberry writes A raisin in the sun -- Jackie Robinson is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame -- Sidney Poitier wins best actor Academy Award -- Thurgood Marshall becomes the first American justice of the Supreme Court -- Robert H. Lawrence is the first African American astronaut -- Key figures of the civil rights movement -- Stevie Wonder wins Grammy for best album of the year -- Patricia Roberts Harris appointed to presidential cabinet -- Andrew Jackson Young appointed U.S. ambassador to the U.N -- Guion S. Bluford reaches space -- Michael Jordan joins the Chicago Bulls -- The Oprah Winfrey show debuts -- Mae C. Jemison reaches space -- Toni Morrison wins the Nobel Prize in literature -- The Gee's Bend Quilters collective is formed -- Condoleezza Rice becomes Secretary of State -- Barack Obama runs for president -- Conclusion -- Contemporary African American achievements timeline -- Activity -- Test your knowledge.

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