Important African-American Figures

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  1. 2. An African-American social reformer; known as “The father of the civil rights movement”
  2. 4. An early American aviator; First African-American woman to hold a pilot licenses
  3. 7. A famous poet from the Harlem Renaissance; wrote I, Too and Harlem
  4. 10. Famous Civil Rights activist and American poet; wrote I Know Why the Caged Birds Sing
  5. 11. An American pioneer of the 1950s Civil Rights Movement who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus
  6. 12. A jazz musician during the Harlem Renaissance; His songs include In a Sentimental Mood, The Feeling Of Jazz, and Take the “A” Train
  7. 13. An African-American “human computer” who helped the United States reach space flight during the Space Race
  8. 14. A famous author from the Harlem Renaissance; Author of Their Eyes Were Watching God
  9. 15. First African-American woman to win a gold medal in the Olympics l
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  1. 1. NASA's first African-American mathematician and aerospace engineer
  2. 3. Married American abolitionists who posed as slave owner and servant to be set free
  3. 5. A famous trumpet player; sang What A Wonderful World
  4. 6. An LGBTQ+ activist and drag queen; She was an important figure in the Stonewall Riots
  5. 8. American mathematician and human-computer; NASA’s first African-American manager
  6. 9. African-American victim of police brutality in Los Angeles which sparked outrage in 1991