First African-American Athlete to Win a Medal in the Olympic Games

In 1904, George Coleman Poage became the first African-American ever to win a medal at the Olympics. The Olympic games that year were held in St. Louis, Missouri, and Poage made History by winning two bronze medals in both the 200-yard and 400-yard hurdles. Born in Hannibal, Missouri on November 6, 1880, Poage moves to…