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Who was the first American woman elected to the US Congress
Shirley Chisholm
Who is currently listed at number one on Comedy Central’s list of all time greatest stand-up comedians?
Richard Pryor
Abolitionist, humanitarian, And a spy for the union (north) I’ll get up during the American Civil War leader of the underground railroad
First African-American to play professional major league baseball
Jackie Robinson
Social reformer national leader of the abolitionist in this movement well-known and respected author in public speaker
Frederick Douglass
Professional basketball player who was the all-time scoring leader in the history Of the NBA
Let Alcindor “Kareem Abdul-jabber”
First self made millionaire in the United States
Madame CJ Walker
First African-American to earn a doctorate PhD from Harvard
Cofounder of the national Association for the advancement of colored people
WEB DuBois
Professional boxer generally regarded as one of the best/greatest heavyweight champions in the history of boxing
cassius Clay
“Muhammad Ali”
Track and field athlete who won (4) gold medals at the 1936 summer Olympics in Berlin Germany
Jesse Owens
Conducted agricultural research and experiments and develop various different products using peanuts and sweet potatoes
George Washington Carver
First female inducted into the {rock ‘n’ roll Hall of Fame}
Aretha Franklin
1st African American {supreme court justice}
Thurgood marshall
Author of the book “Roots: The Saga of an American family”
Alex haley
1st American female to win (3) gold medals in Track & field during a single { Olympic Games}
Wilma Rudolph
Jazz trumpet player and singer who was one of the most original and influential figures and musical pioneers in the history of jazz music; his nicknames include “Pops” & “Satchmo”
Louis armstrong
First African American president of South Africa and the
First black to be elected in the South Africa in a fully representative, democratic election
Nelson Mandela
Leader of the abolitionist movement to end slavery and also a leader of the women’s rights movement
Isabella Baumfree “sojourner truth”
Singer, guitarist, songwriter and one of the original pioneers of Rock-n-Roll
Chuck Berry
1st African American [President of the United States]
Barack Obama
Novelist, author, poet, playwright, newspaper columnist social activist and one of the leaders of the Harlem Renaissance in New York City
Langston Hughes
An activist in The Civil Rights Movement, best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery, Alabama Bus Boycott
Rosa parks
1st African American to be elected to Congress United States {Senator} that represented Mississippi
Hiram Rhodes Revels
Civil rights leader and activist who fought for equality and equal rights for all people, regardless of race, color, ethnicity or religion
Martin Luther king Jr.
Record producer and original founder of the Motown Record Label Corporation
Berry Gordy