cicely tyson was the first african-american actress to win an emmy award.
first african-american actress to win an emmy award?
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bullet::::- first african-american nfl official: burl toler, field judge/head linesman









































bullet::::- first african-american to win a national chess championship: frank street jr. (u.s. amateur championship)









































bullet::::- first african-american united states solicitor general: thurgood marshall (see also: 1967)









































bullet::::- first african-american actor to appear in a regular role on a tv western series: raymond st. jacques who played simon blake on "rawhide"









































section::::20th century.:1960s.:1966.









































bullet::::- first african american male to be nominated for a primetime emmy award and first african american to win a primetime emmy award: bill cosby, "i spy"
list of african-american firsts