As an educator and a champion of self-help, he tried to lead black America up from slavery.
Who is Booker T. Washington
100
American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. senator (2001–09) and secretary of state (2009– ) in the administration of Pres. Barack Obama. She also served as first lady (1993–2001) during the administration of her husband.
Who is Hillary Rodham Clinton
100
He made the United States possible—not only by defeating a king, but by declining to become one himself.
Who is George Washington
100
A Harvard-educated lawyer, he early became identified with the patriot cause; a delegate to the First and Second Continental Congresses, he led in the movement for independence.
Who is John Adams
100
He gave us the assembly line and the Model T, and sparked America’s love affair with the automobile.
Who is Henry Ford
200
As a lawyer and a Supreme Court justice, he was the legal architect of the civil-rights revolution.
Who is Thurgood Marshall
200
American politician, the first African American woman to be elected to the U.S. Congress.
Who is Shirley Chisholm
200
Whether busting trusts or building canals, he embodied the “strenuous life” and blazed a trail for twentieth-century America.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt
200
was the first United States Secretary of the Treasury,economist, and political philosopher.
Who is Alexander Hamilton
200
The quintessential entertainer-entrepreneur, he wielded unmatched influence over our childhood.
Who is Walt Disney
300
His talent and charisma took jazz from the cathouses of Storyville to Broadway, television, and beyond.
Who is Louis Armstrong
300
In 1948, she drafted the "Universal Declaration of Human Rights". This law affirmed liberty and equality to all people regardless of their creed, race and color.
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt
300
The author of the five most important words in American history: “All men are created equal.”
What is Thomas Jefferson
300
His greatest scientific work was done in Europe, but his humanity earned him undying fame in America.
Who is Albert Einstein
300
The country’s greatest labor organizer, he made the golden age of unions possible.
Who is Samuel Gompers
400
He broke baseball’s color barrier and embodied integration’s promise.
Who is Jackie Robinson
400
Radio and motion-picture actress and longtime comedy star of American television, best remembered for her classic television comedy series I Love Lucy.
Who is Lucille Ball
400
Having won four terms as president,his leadership throughout World War II was key to our victory. He worked tirelessly to end the Great Depression including the creation of numerous programs through his New Deal to help Americans get back on their feet.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt
400
He fathered the Constitution and wrote the Bill of Rights.
What is James Madison
400
His mechanical reaper spelled the end of traditional farming, and the beginning of industrial agriculture.
Who is Cyrus McCormick
500
His dream of racial equality is still elusive, but no one did more to make it real.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
500
One of the first great American feminists, she fought for social reform and women’s right to vote.
Who is Elizabeth Cady Stanton
500
He saved the Union, freed the slaves, and presided over America’s second founding.
What is Abraham Lincoln
500
The Founder-of-all-trades— scientist, printer, writer, diplomat, inventor, and more; like his country, he contained multitudes.
Who is Benjamin Franklin
500
His tireless advocacy of universal public schooling earned him the title “The Father of American Education.”