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  1. 5. Nicknamed "The Greatest", he is regarded as the greatest boxer of all time. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005.
  2. 8. She was a women's rights activist. NASA named a Mars Rover after her.
  3. 9. He because the first African American justice of the supreme court
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  1. 1. He putforth the concept of race pride and preached defense against white aggression "by any means necessary.
  2. 2. She was called the "mother of the civil rights movement. Her refusal to give up her seat on a public bus, set in motion one of the largest social movements in history.
  3. 3. First name of an African American Poet and one of the founding fathers of the Harlem Renaissance.
  4. 4. What is the first name of the first African American first lady from 2009-2017.
  5. 6. last name of the youngest winner of the Noble Peace Prize. Social activist and fought against racial inequality through peaceful protest.
  6. 7. Known as the "father of the civil rights movement", He was an orator and writer.