Famous African Americans in History

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  1. 3. "I have a dream"
  2. 4. 1st African American Senator for the State of Mississippi, led two regiments in Civil War
  3. 6. Created many products out of peanuts
  4. 11. Set World Record in the 1936 Olympics
  5. 12. Born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr, world famous boxer
  6. 13. Secretary of State under George W Bush
  7. 14. Second Supreme Court Justice
  8. 17. Refused to give up her seat to a white man on the bus
  9. 18. 1st African American woman, self made millionaire
  10. 20. King of Pop and sang "Thriller"
  11. 22. Amendment - Freed slaves in the United States
  12. 24. 1st African American MLB player, played for Brooklyn Dodgers
  13. 25. President of the United State, First African American
  14. 26. Sang "At Last"
  15. 28. Sang "I Wanna Dance with Somebody"
  16. 30. Female who served as scout and spy and helped with Underground Railroad
  17. 31. 1st African American Female VP of USA serving with Joseph Biden
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  1. 1. World famous female tennis champion
  2. 2. Sang "Private Dancer"
  3. 5. Sang "Little Red Corvette"
  4. 7. Proclamation - Freed slaves in rebellious states during Civil War
  5. 8. 1st African American Justice to Supreme Court nominated by President Lyndon Johnson
  6. 9. Abolitionist and 1st African American Vice Presidential nominee
  7. 10. 1st Black African and Bahamian to win Academy Award for Best Actor
  8. 15. Played the trumpet best known song "What a Wonderful World"
  9. 16. 1st Female African American to serve as Secretary of State and National Security Advisor to President George W Bush
  10. 19. 1st African American to ranked number 1 in the world
  11. 21. Wrote the Poem on the "Pulse of Morning"
  12. 23. 1st Licensed Female Black Pilot
  13. 27. She was member of the group The Supremes
  14. 29. She wrote the speech in 1851 "Ain't I a Woman"