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Marcus Mosiah Garvey
Marcus Mosiah Garvey was a very successful entrepeneur. -
Matthew Gaines
He was a former slave. The he became a community leader, minister and Republican State Senator. He made valuable contributions to the public education in Texas. -
Josephine Baker
Josephine Baker was a great entertainer. She was a good dancer, singer, and a war heroine. -
rosa parks is born
Rosa Parks was and still is one of the greatest African American civil rights person known to man. She refused to give up her bus seat to a white person which made a huge change in the civil rights movement. -
Willie Lewis Brown JR.
The mayor of the city and county of San Francisco, California. Before his term as mayor, he was the longest serving Speaker of the Assembly in California history; furthermore, he is the only African American to ever hold that post. -
Anthony Davis
Anthony Davis was an outstanding writer of operas and symphonic works. He is best know for his opera, The Life and Times of Maclom X. -
William Edward Burghardt DuBois
William was an educator, author, historian and a few other things. He was one of the founders of the NAACP. He was the first African American to recieve a doctoral degree from Harvard University. -
Langston Hughes
A Poet, Essayist, Novelist, Playwright, Journalist, & Lyricist borned in Joplin, Missouri. Sometimes called The Poet Laureate of Harlem. One of America's great writers -
Martin Luther King JR.
Martin Luther King JR. was a very well known civil rights activist. He gave an amazing heart changing speech called I Have A Dream. He wanted to one day have all men equal and no racism in the U.S. -
Marian Anderson
Marian Anderson was a very well know opera singer. She was a very talented black woman and was the first black woman to sing at the Metropolitan Opera.