BLACK HISTORY MONTH (FAMOUS FIGURES)

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  1. 2. One of the greatest boxers of all-time and the first fighter to win the world heavyweight championship three times
  2. 5. An American aviator, in 1921 she became the first African American female to become a licensed pilot
  3. 6. First black male actor to win an Academy Award for best actor
  4. 8. Civil rights activist best known for her refusal to give up her bus seat to a white man sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott
  5. 12. Professional tennis player who won three grand slam titles and the only black man to win a singles title at Wimbledon and the US Open
  6. 13. Lawyer and civil rights activist who was the first African American justice on the Supreme Court
  7. 15. First black woman in space when she boarded the space shuttle Endeavour in 1992
  8. 16. Actress and former model known for her roles in the Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, The Help, and other notable film & television
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  1. 1. First African American woman elected to the United States Congress
  2. 3. A world-renowned leader in the civil rights movement, famous for his "I Have a Dream" speech
  3. 4. The NBA's all-time leading scorer
  4. 7. All-star track and field athlete who won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics
  5. 9. Served as the 44th president of the United States and the first African American to hold the office
  6. 10. First African American to publish a book of poetry
  7. 11. One of the most influential gospel singers in the world, she was often referred to as the "Queen of Gospel"
  8. 14. First African American to play in the MLB when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947