In 3-5 sentences, describe how the following people broke barriers by assuming positions of power: Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, and Hillary Clinton.
Colin Powell was the first African-American to serve as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the first to serve as Secretary of State. He broke barriers in the military and political sphere. Condoleezza Rice was the first African-American woman to serve as National Security Advisor and Secretary of State. She broke barriers for Black women in leadership roles. Hillary Clinton was the first woman to win a major political party's nomination for president. She broke barriers for women in politics and shattered the glass ceiling.
