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Bessie Coleman. She was the first Black woman to earn a pilot's license.
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Jesse Owens. He set three world records in track & field and competed at the 1936 Olympics in Germany.
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Oprah Winfrey. She has a very popular television show.
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Thurgood Marshall. He was a lawyer who argued the case that ended segregation in schools.
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Harriet Tubman. She helped slaves escape on the Underground Railroad after escaping slavery herself.
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Barack Obama. He was the 44th president of the United States.
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Shirley Chisholm. She was the first African American female to be elected to the U.S. Congress.
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Frederick Douglass. He escaped slavery and wrote a popular autobiography about his life.
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Michelle Obama. She was the 44th First Lady of the United States.
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Jackie Robinson. He was the first African American to play Major League Baseball in the modern era.
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Mae C. Jemison. She was the first African American female to become an astronaut.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. He was a popular leader of the Civil Rights Movement.
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Kamala Harris. She is the first female U.S. vice president.
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John Lewis. He was a long-time congressman and civil rights activitst.
