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- 1. into slavery, Booker T. Washington overcame many barriers that were blocking him from getting an education.
- 4. Douglass taught himself to read and write at a young age. After escaping slavery, he became an author, public speaker, and prominent leader of the abolitionist movement.
- 5. Harris is the vice president today she is one of the first afircan american woman to be vice president.
- 7. Parks was a civil rights activist in Alabama and the secretary of the Montgomery chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
- 9. Winfrey is a famous television producer and personality, philanthropist, and author. She is the first African American woman to have her very own television production company.
- 10. a player for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Jackie Robinson was the first African American professional baseball player in U.S. Major League Baseball.
- 12. West is one of the most successful music artist today he has won 4 grammys and is has one of the most listened to songs.
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- 1. Obama was the 44th president of the United States and the very first African American president.
- 2. of the most well-known civil rights leaders. was a Baptist minister and activist who fought against racial inequality Martin Luther King Jr.
- 3. Evers was a World War II veteran and Civil Rights leader. He was the NAACP’s first field officer in Mississippi.
- 6. Ali was one of the greatest professional boxers of all time. He was an Olympic gold medalist and the first fighter to win the world heavyweight title three times.
- 8. Harvey is a game show host he is from "the hood" of his city he grew up and decided he was gonna escape the hood so now he is a multi-millionare.
- 11. first African-American woman elected to serve in Congress in 1968, Shirley Chisholm was the first African American woman to seek the U.S. presidential nomination from a major party.