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- 1. American Baptist minister, activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.
- 3. civil rights campaigner and field secretary for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) whose murder in 1963 prompted President John F. Kennedy to ask Congress for a comprehensive civil rights bill.
- 4. Poet, dancer, singer, activist, and scholar Maya Angelou was a world-famous author. She was best known for her unique and pioneering autobiographical writing style.
- 7. American singer and actor who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s and 1960s. Famous for the songs "Banana Boat" and "Jump in the Line".
- 8. American activist in the civil rights movement, best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. The United States Congress has honored her as "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom movement".
- 9. Nine African American students who desegregated Little Rock Central High School in 1957
- 14. Baseball player known for being the first African American to play in the MLB. Played for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
- 16. A group of civil rights activists who rode buses through the segregated Southern United States in 1961 to challenge segregation laws.
- 18. American investigative journalist, sociologist, educator, and early leader in the civil rights movement. She was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
- 19. American civil rights lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1967 until 1991. He was the Supreme Court's first African-American justice.
- 20. American singer, songwriter, pianist, composer, and arranger. Her music spanned styles including classical, folk, gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, and pop. Famous for the song "Feelin' Good".
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- 2. American singer, songwriter and pianist. Honored as the "Queen of Soul", she was twice named by Rolling Stone magazine as the greatest singer of all time. Famous for the song "Respect".
- 5. American professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "the Greatest", he is regarded as the "Greatest Sportsman Of All Time" and one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time.
- 6. American pioneer of the 1950s civil rights movement and retired nurse aide. On March 2, 1955, she was arrested at the age of 15 in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to give up her seat to a white woman on a crowded, segregated bus.
- 10. She was the first African American child to attend formerly whites-only William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana during the New Orleans school desegregation crisis on November 14, 1960.
- 11. Co-founder and chairman of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Led and helped organize many of the seminal moments in the Civil Rights movement, including the Freedom Rides, the 1963 March on Washington, and the Selma to Montgomery Marches.
- 12. Considered one of the greatest baseball players in history, he spent 21 seasons with the Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves in the National League (NL). Best known for hitting more home runs than any other baseball player in history.
- 13. African-American writer and civil rights activist who garnered acclaim for his essays, novels, plays, and poems. His 1953 novel Go Tell It on the Mountain has been ranked by Time magazine as one of the top 100 English-language novels.
- 15. American sociologist, historian, author, editor, and activist who was the most important Black protest leader in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. He shared in the creation of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1909.
- 17. African American revolutionary, Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement until his assassination in 1965.