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First black child to attend an all-white school
Ruby Bridges
Basketball legend, 6 time NBA champion, global athlete
Michael Jordan
Civil rights leaders, led marches and gave the "I have a dream" speech
Civil rights leader who stood up to segregation. Refused to give up her bus seat.
Rosa Parks
Freedom fighter and abolitionist, she is known for escaping slavery and leading slaves to freedom on "The Underground Railroad"
Broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball.
Jackie Robinson
Boxing champion, won several world titles, and advocated for civil rights
Muhammad Ali
Tennis champion, won 23 Grand Slams, and won Olympic gold.
Serena Williams
Olympic gymnast, won 7 Olympic medals, and speaks out about mental health
Simone Biles
First Black woman Vice President, and was elected VP in 2020.
Kamala Harris
Media leader and philanthropist, she hosted a talk show and built her own network.
Oprah Winfrey
Supreme Court Justice, he was the first Black Supreme court justice and was also an important lawyer
Thurgood Marshall
First Black woman astronaut, she flew on a space shuttle, and was an engineer for NASA
Mae Jemison
An environmental activist, she started the Green Belt Movement, and won the Nobel Peace Prize
Wangari Maathai
She was a NASA mathematician, who calculated space flight paths and helped with the moon landing
Katherine Johnson
First Black woman in Congress, she ran for president and fought for equality
Shirley Chisholm
First Black female pilot, she earned her pilot license in France, and performed in air shows.
Bessie Coleman
A poet and a writer, he lead the Harlem Renaissance.
Langston Hughes
Inventor of refrigeration, he invented cooling system, and founded his own company
Fred Jones
Tennis champion, he won Wimbledon Champion and spoke out for equality
Arthur Ashe
A Heart surgeon, they performed first successful heart surgery and founded a hospital
Daniel Hale Williams
Was an architect, they were the first Black architect, and designed Tuskegee.
Robert Robinson Taylor
Was an Olympic track star, winning 6 Olympic medals and setting world records
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Founded the NAACP and was a Civil Rights writer.
W.E.B Du Bois
A famous poet, they wrote "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings", and was also a Civil Rights speaker
Maya Angelou