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- 2. Was only 20 when he disguised himself as a sailor and escaped to New York without being enslaved. He would go around the Northern States and encourage people to stop slavery.
- 4. He was a 5 times NBA Champion and he wore numbers 24 and 8 ; his nickname was the Black Mamba.
- 5. She is married to the First African American president, she was the First African American Lady of the White House
- 6. Entrepreneur billionaire who had a talk show
- 8. His nickname is King —-- and he was the youngest player to be drafted into the NBA as #1 when he was 18.
- 10. poet who was a Cabaret dancer and an activist
- 12. was the most popular female jazz singer for more than a century, Her most famous song was, “A-Tisket A-Tasket”.
- 14. helped NASA calculate the path for the first human spaceflight in 1961 and she started high school at just 10 years old!
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- 1. She won 2 World Championship gold medals at just age 16! She is said to be the greatest gymnast to ever live.
- 3. Civil Rights Leader, Told a huge speech that is still remembered today.
- 4. He invented tons of things with peanuts including peanut butter and he created inventions to help farmers crops.
- 5. He was thought to be one of the greatest sporting figures of the 20th century and he received the Liberty Medal.
- 6. First African American president of the United States. Also, he won “Nobel Peace Prize”
- 7. actor that participated in many Disney Channel Shows, and is commonly known for her role as MJ in spider man homecoming.
- 8. has won the most Grammy's and she is the most awarded women artist in MTV Video Music. Also, she is the most Grammy nominated artist.
- 9. into the U.S. House of Representatives for 4 years, fought for equal rights, and 1st person to run for president
- 11. She's an American activist. Her work was discovered by Joe Biden and she also read one of her poems at hisinauguration.
- 13. She helped slaves escape in a “secret tunnel”. In total, she helped 750 slaves escape.