Black History Month: Notable African-Americans

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  1. 4. First African-American secretary of state
  2. 7. Founder of Negro History Week, precursor to Black History Month
  3. 8. Civil rights leader famous for his "I have a Dream" speech
  4. 11. Notable boxer famous for saying "I am the greatest"
  5. 12. Most famous jazz trumpeter of the 20th century
  6. 13. First African-American awarded the Nobel Prize in literature
  7. 14. First African-American Major League Baseball player
  8. 17. First African-American U.S. Supreme Court Justice
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  1. 1. First African-American man to win an Oscar for best actor
  2. 2. Wrote the novel Invisible Man
  3. 3. Refused to give up her seat on a bus, an action
  4. 5. Notable African-American scientist; often credited with inventing peanut butter
  5. 6. Often called the Queen of Soul, this singer performed at Bill Clinton's and Barack Obama's inaugurations
  6. 8. First female African-American astronaut
  7. 9. Opera singer who gave a concert in front of the Lincoln Memorial when she was banned from performing at Constitution Hall
  8. 10. Cofounder of the NAACP
  9. 15. First African-American woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives; first African-American woman to run for president
  10. 16. First male African-American Grammy winner