Famous African Americans

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  1. 3. Brooks She won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
  2. 5. Ali Nickname is “the greatest”
  3. 6. Jemison She is the first African-American woman to travel into space
  4. 7. Bolin She was the first black woman to graduate from Yale Law School
  5. 8. B Wells She was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
  6. 9. Owens Won four gold metals.
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  1. 1. Coachman She specialized in high jump and was the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal.
  2. 2. O Davis Sr He was promoted to brigadier general in the U.S. army.
  3. 3. Parks Famous for U.S. documentary photojournalism
  4. 4. Calvin She was arrested at the age of 15 in Montgomery, Alabama.
  5. 6. Angelou Published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry,
  6. 7. Baldwin He was a civil rights activist.