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The first President of the United States, considered a key leader in the American Revolution
George Washington
Civil rights activist famous for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white man
Rosa Parks
Conductor on the Underground Railroad, helping enslaved people escape to freedom
Harriet Tubman
Recognized for facilitating a period of peace between the Powhatan Native American tribe and the English colonists at Jamestown, Virginia, through her interactions with the settlers, including her marriage to an English colonist, John Rolfe.
Pocahontas
Primary author of the Declaration of Independence and the third US President, known for his advocacy for democracy
Thomas Jefferson
Leading figure in the women's suffrage movement
Susan B. Anthony
First African American to play Major League Baseball, breaking racial barriers in professional sports.
Jackie Robinson
Founding Father, prominent scientist and inventor, and a key figure in drafting the Constitution
Benjamin Franklin
A crucial interpreter and guide for the Lewis and Clark Expedition, utilizing her knowledge of the Shoshone language and the landscape to navigate the western territories, effectively facilitating peaceful interactions with Native American tribes
Sacagawea
A prominent Native American leader who united the Sioux tribes against white settlement, most notably leading them to victory at the Battle of Little Bighorn against General Custer, symbolizing resistance to US expansion on indigenous lands
Sitting Bull
dedicated activist as a labor leader, using nonviolent methods to fight for better working conditions and rights for farmworkers, particularly Mexican-American immigrants, through the co-founding of the United Farm Workers union
Cesar Chavez
American civil rights activist and nurse who was at the centre of the court case Mendez v. Westminster, in which a federal court ruled in the mid-1940s that the school segregation of Hispanic children was unconstitutional
Sylvia Mendez
First Lady known for her activism on human rights issues
Eleanor Roosevelt
Revolutionized the automobile industry with the assembly line
Henry Ford
Widely held as one of the most influential scientists. Best known for developing the theory of relativity and made important contributions to quantum mechanics.
Albert Einstein
Voluntarily entered a Japanese internment camp during World War II to stand in solidarity with his Japanese American friends, despite not being of Japanese descent himself
Ralph Lazo
Civil rights leader known for his nonviolent protests against racial segregation
Martin Luther King Jr
President during the Great Depression, known for his New Deal policies
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Pioneers of powered flight
The Wright Brothers
a pivotal figure in the fight to end slavery in the United States, gaining prominence as a powerful abolitionist orator and writer who used his personal experience to expose the horrors of slavery and advocate for racial equality
Frederick Douglass