Black History 24 Figures

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  1. 2. Scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops like peanuts.
  2. 6. Track and field star who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics.
  3. 9. The first Black woman elected to the United States Congress.
  4. 12. Leading poet and central figure of the Harlem Renaissance.
  5. 14. Media mogul and first Black female multi-billionaire.
  6. 16. NASA mathematician whose calculations were critical to space flight.
  7. 18. Acclaimed poet and author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
  8. 19. Civil rights leader famous for his "I Have a Dream" speech
  9. 20. He became the first African American President of the United States.
  10. 22. Civil rights activist and minister who advocated for Black empowerment.
  11. 23. Civil rights leader and long-time Congressman known for "Good Trouble."
  12. 24. Heavyweight boxing champion known as "The Greatest."
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  1. 1. Abolitionist leader and author who escaped slavery and became a statesman.
  2. 3. The first African American Supreme Court Justice.
  3. 4. The first African American to play Major League Baseball in the modern era.
  4. 5. The first African American woman to hold a pilot's license.
  5. 7. Abolitionist and women's rights activist famous for her "Ain't I a Woman?" speech.
  6. 8. The first Black woman to be a principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre.
  7. 10. Known as the "Mother of the Freedom Movement" for her bus boycott.
  8. 11. The most famous "conductor" on the Underground Railroad.
  9. 13. The most decorated gymnast in history.
  10. 15. Influential jazz trumpeter and singer nicknamed "Satchmo."
  11. 17. The first African American woman to travel into space.
  12. 21. Youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history (2021).