The first African American explorer to reach the North Pole was explorer Matthew Henson. Henson was born on August 8, 1866 and died at the age of 88 on March 9, 1955.
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The first African-American girl to play soccer is Briana Scurry.
By the late 1500s, the introduction of African slaves was absorbed to north America. (Scientific American)
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It is unknown who the first African American born in the US Was however it was most likely a slave.