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A former slave who became a teacher and helped found the Tuskegee Institute.
Who was Booker T. Washington?
He created one of the first long-lasting electric light bulbs.
Who was Thomas Edison?
An African-American pastor who gave the famous "I have a Dream!" speech.
Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?
The 16th president who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation and freed the slaves.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
He was the founder of Apple computers and created the i-phone?
Who was Steve Jobs?
A free African-American who helpedsurvey the location of the District of Columbia
Who was Benjamin Banneker?
He created a vaccine for polio.
Who was Jonas Salk?
She refused to give up her seat on a bus, leading to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Who was Rosa Parks?
Our third president. He facilitated the Louisiana Purchase.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
She was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Who was Amelia Earhart?
This former slave became a teacher and studied plants, finding numerous uses for peanuts, sweet potatoes, and soybeans.
Who was George Washington Carver
He invented the telephone.
Who was Alexander Graham Bell?
He was the first African-American justice on the Supreme Court?
Who was Thurgood Marshall?
He was the first African-American elected President of the United States.
Who is Barak Obama?
They were hired by President Thomas Jefferson to lead an expedition to explore the Louisiana Purchase.
Who were Meriwether Lewis and William Clark (Lewis and Clark)?
She was an author, educator, and advocate for individuals with disabilities.
Who was Helen Keller?
This Founding Father was a scientist and inventor who experimented with electricity and created the first lightning rod.
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
He helped organize labor unions to help improve the working conditions and lives of migrant workers and others in the United States.
Who was Cesar Chavez?
During his presidency, he worked to protect natural resources and doubled the number of national parks in the National Park System.
Who was Theodore Roosevelt?
She was the first African American female engineer to work at National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Who was Mary Jackson?
He was a Japanese American lawyer, soldier, and senator from Hawaii.
Who was Daniel Inouye?
They designed, built, and flew the first airplane.
Who were Orville and Wilbur Wright (the Wright Brothers)?
He became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era.
Who was Jackie Robinson?
As president, he worked with civil rights leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to ensure all U.S. citizens had the same rights.
Who was John F. Kennedy?
He was the first person to walk on the moon.
Who was Neil Armstrong?