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I was an American pastor, activist, humanitarian, and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. I am best known for my role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs. I gave a speech at the Lincoln Memorial entitled I Have A Dream.
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.
100
I am an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981 and was awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize. I am also the only president in history from the state of GA. I was a peanut farmer.
Who is Jimmy Carter
100
I am an American rapper, record producer, actor and entrepreneur, from Bankhead, Atlanta, Georgia. I also am the founder and co-chief executive officer (CEO) of Grand Hustle Records, which I launched in 2003. My first album was entitled I'm Serious.
Who is T.I. (Clifford Harris, Jr.)
100
I was an American pharmacist, and was best known for inventing a very popular soft drink. There is now a huge factory in Atlanta where you can taste different types of my drink from around the world.
Who is John Pemberton
100
I was an American baseball player who became the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era. I broke the baseball color line when the Brooklyn Dodgers started me at first base on April 15, 1947.
Who is Jackie Robinson
200
I was a British general, Member of Parliament, philanthropist, and founder of the colony of Georgia in hopes of resettling Britain's poor.
Who is James Oglethorpe
200
I was an American politician, a member of the Democratic Party, and the first African American mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, serving three terms (1974–82, 1990–94). I helped arrange for the rebuilding of the Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport's huge terminal to modern standards, and this airport was renamed after me to honor me.
Who is Maynard Jackson
200
I am an American actress who rose to prominence after my breakthrough performance at age seven in the 2001 film I Am Sam. I also starred in other films such as Man On Fire, Charlotte's Web, The Cat In The Hat, and The Twilight Saga.
Who is Dakota Fanning
200
i am an American author and activist. I wrote the critically acclaimed novel The Color Purple (1982) for which I won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
Who is Alice Walker
200
an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). I usually play center but can also play power forward; I attended Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy. I was drafted in 2004 to play for the Orlando Magic.
Who is Dwight Howard
300
I started the South’s first food bank (Atlanta Community Food Bank) in the basement of Atlanta’s St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in 1979. Since then, my nonprofit has been the leader in feeding the hungry even as economic recession has swelled their ranks.
Who is Bill Bolling
300
I was an American businessman who served two terms as the 52nd Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, during the turbulent civil rights era of the 1960s. I ordered the removal of the "colored" and "white" signs in the city hall and gave black police officers the right to arrest whites.
Who is Ivan Allen, Jr.
300
I am an American actor, playwright, director, and producer. I am best known for my roles as Morpheus in the Matrix science fiction film trilogy and Ike Turner in the Tina Turner biopic What's Love Got to Do With It. I was also the first African-American to portray Othello in a motion picture by a major studio.
Who is Laurence Fisburne III
300
I was an American physicist, mathematician, and academic administrator. I co-authored a study entitled Propagation Studies of Electromagnetic Waves, which resulted in a series of related research contracts, including a large one obtained from the Navy Bureau of Ordnance on radar-directed fire control.
Who James Emory Boyd
300
I am an American semi-retired professional wrestler, actor, television personality, entrepreneur, and musician currently signed with WWE. I am also a 12-time world champion being a six-time WWF/E Champion and six-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion with an unforgettable mustache.
Who is Hulk Hogan (Terry Gene Bollea)
400
I was the first African-American woman to serve as mayor of Savannah and I have been engaged in the Civil Rights Movement since I was nine. I participated in sit-ins at downtown Savannah businesses as well as wade-ins at Tybee Beach and kneel-ins at local churches.
Who is Edna Jackson
400
I am an American politician who has been the 82nd Governor of Georgia since January 2011. I was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democratic Party candidate in 1992, but switched to the Republican Party in 1995.
Who is Nathan Deal
400
I am an American actress and singer. I launched my career in 1989 by appearing in The Cosby Show as Olivia Kendall. I released my debut album, Here's to New Dreams in 1993. I also starred in movies such as Dr. Doolittle 2, The Cheetah Girls, and College Road Trip.
Who is Raven-Symone
400
With me as its founding editor, The Cherokee Phoenix became the first Native American newspaper. I covered white raiders' crimes in the Cherokee Nation from a missionary approach with a bit of irony.
Who is Elias Boudinot (Galagina "Buck" Watie)
400
I am an American former college and professional football player and a former professional mixed martial artist. I played college football for the University of Georgia, earned All-American honors three times and won the 1982 Heisman Trophy and ended up playing in the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys.
Who is Herschel Walker
500
I was an American film, television and Broadway actor, director, poet, playwright, author, and social activist. I assisted in organizing the 1963 civil rights March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, even to the point of serving as emcee. Myself, alongside Ahmed Osman, delivered the eulogy at the funeral of Malcolm X.
Who is Ossie Davis
500
I was the first female mayor in Georgia. I also served as the Duluth Civic Club president, designed my family’s traditional Victoria home, and opened it as a children’s clinic and led the community in forestry conservation.
Who is Alice Harrell Strickland
500
I am a country singer and part of the pop country group Lady Antebellum that rose to fame with their song "Need You Now." I can play piano, guitar, and mandolin, as well as sing and I was born in Augusta, Ga. I also write music for other country music artist.
Who is David "Dave" Haywood
500
I was an American novelist and poet who was born in Savannah, GA whose work includes poetry, short stories, novels, a play and an autobiography. I was named Poetry Consultant of the Library of Congress from 1950–1952 and was the first Georgia-born author to win a Pulitzer Prize in 1930, for Selected Poems.
Who is Conrad Aiken
500
I was an American professional boxer; frequently cited as the greatest boxer of all time. I was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990 and I'm credited with being the originator of the modern sports "entourage".
Who is Sugar Ray Robinson (Walker Smith Jr.)