Black History Month: Notable African-Americans

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  1. 3. First African-American U.S. Supreme Court Justice
  2. 5. First female African-American astronaut
  3. 6. Refused to give up her seat on a bus, an action that sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott
  4. 9. First African-American secretary of state
  5. 12. First African-American awarded the Nobel Prize in literature
  6. 15. Often called the Queen of Soul, this singer performed at Bill Clinton's and Barack Obama's inaugurations
  7. 16. First African-American U.S. Supreme Court Justice
  8. 17. Notable African-American scientist; often credited with inventing peanut butter
  9. 18. First male African-American Grammy winner
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  1. 1. Most famous jazz trumpeter of the 20th century
  2. 2. Notable boxer famous for saying "I am the greatest"
  3. 4. Wrote the novel Invisible Man
  4. 7. First African-American man to win an Oscar for best actor
  5. 8. First African-American woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives; first African-American woman to run for president
  6. 9. Founder of Negro History Week, precursor to Black History Month
  7. 10. Cofounder of the NAACP
  8. 11. Civil rights leader famous for his "I have a Dream" speech
  9. 13. First African-American Major League Baseball player
  10. 14. Opera singer who gave a concert in front of the Lincoln Memorial when she was banned from performing at Constitution Hall