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He was a leader of the American civil rights movement. He organized a number of peaceful protests as head of the Southern Christian Leadership. He also gave a speech

Martin Luther King JR

100

He finally broke out, rushing for 1,006 yards in the 2000 season when he was teamed with Ron Dayne as “Thunder and Lightning.”

Tiki Barber

100

a Major League Baseball first baseman who played for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1954 to 1957, the first African-American to do so. A native of Greensboro, North Carolina, he stood 6'5" and weighed 210 pounds

Thomas Edison Alston

100

The greatest defender in the game's history led the Boston Celtics to a record 11 NBA Championships. his career averages are nothing to sniff at, and if blocks and Finals MVPs were counted/awarded throughout his career, he would've won plenty of those.

Bill Russell 

100

who said this quote

“You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.”

Rosa Parks 

200

the first woman not to move her seat for a white man. she also started a bus boycott movement. 

Rosa Parks 

200

He ranks sixth in interceptions with 63 and ties for second all-time in interception touchdown returns with the Green Bay Packers

Charles Woodson

200

was an American center fielder and manager in Negro league baseball.

Oscar Charleston

200

was the most dominant player of his generation—possibly of all time. It was borderline unfair how he brutalized defenders with brute strength. led the Los Angeles Lakers to three consecutive NBA Championships in the early 2000s, winning three Finals MVPs in the process. The 2000 regular season MVP winner was also selected to 14 All-NBA Teams in his career.

Shaquille O'Neal

200

who said this quote

I always tell young people to hold on to their dreams

claudette colvin

300

who was the first black president 

Barack Obama 

300

Everyone and their mother knew a bright future was in front of Michigan do-it-all. He became the first defensive player in NCAA history to win the Heisman Trophy he jumped into the NFL in 1998 and played for the Oakland readers and Green bay packers 

Charles Woodson

300

was an American professional baseball player who was a catcher and a left fielder. During a 14-year baseball career, he played in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball from 1948 through 1968, primarily for the New York Yankees.

Elston Howard

300

He is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. he has played in "Space Jam A New Legacy"

 LeBron James

300

who said this quote? 

if you can't fly, then run,

if you can't run, then walk,

if you can't walk, then crawl, 

but by all means keep moving 

Martin Luther King Jr

400

an American pioneer of the 1950s civil rights movement and retired nurse aide.

Claudette Colvin

400

One of the most underrated wide receivers in NFL history Playing through the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, he was the first player to catch for over 14,000 yards and left the Green Bay Packers in 1986 as the franchise’s all-time leading receiver with 9,656 receiving yards—though Donald Driver has since unseated him. Today he is still seventh in career receiving yards.

James David Lofton

400

 an American professional baseball player in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball who was the second black player to break baseball's color barrier and the first black player in the American League.

Lawrence Doby

400

is widely known as the game's greatest player and for good reason. he played on the Chicago bulls. he has also played in the first space jam. 

Michel Jordan

400

who said this quote

"Don't follow the path. Go where there is no path and begin the trail. When you start a new trail equipped with courage, strength, and conviction, the only thing that can stop you is you!"

Ruby Bridges

500

an American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut. She became the first black woman to travel into space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour.

Mae Carol Jemison

500

based on the true story of the 1971 Virginia state football champions from T.C. Williams High School. they were the first high school football team to have blacks and whites together they went undefeated 13-0 they made a movie about this too

Remember the Titans 

500

was an American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era.

Jack Robinson

500

nicknamed the "Black Mamba", is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. He entered the NBA directly from high school and has played for the Lakers his entire career, winning five NBA championships.

Kobe Bryant

500

who said this quote

"change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek."

Barack Obama

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