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23 important African-Americans and what the important thing they did.
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History
6th Grade
02/25/2013

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ben carson
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he seperated the binder twins
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sojourner truth
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antislavery activist
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malcom x
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civil right leader
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mary bethune
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started a school for african-americans
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james weld johnson
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wrote nigro national anthem
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shirley chisholm
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represented new york 12th congressional district
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guion bluford
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first african-american to go into space
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mae jeminson
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first african-american women to go into space
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gerrett morgan
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invented gask mask and traffic signal
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harriet tubman
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brought slaves up north
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dr.daniel williams
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first african-american cardiologist
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katherine dunham
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pioneer of black dance
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benjamin banneker
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astronomy and almanacs
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marian anderson
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one of the most celebrated singer of the 20th  century
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b b king
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blues guitarist and singer-songwriter
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ella fitzerald
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jazz singer
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charles drew
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invented blood bank
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mahilia jackson
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the queen of American gospel
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dred scott
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unsuccessfully sued his way to freedom
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bessie coleman
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first female pilot  of african-american descendents
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philis wheatly
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first african-american to publish a book
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greanville woods
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first african-american ancestry to be a mechanic and engineer after the civil war
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ida b. wells
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leader in civil rights movement
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