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He stood with  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. And would risk his life for Justice.

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Ruby Bridges made history when she walked to an all white-school as an Africa American girl.

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African American Hero:  george washington Carver 

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African American Hero:  george washington Carver 

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George Washington Carver was born as a slave, and after slaver was abolished he continued working, and turned out to be good with plants. Later he was the first black person to graduate from from iowa state college.

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African American Hero: Jamen Ho: Rosa Parks

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African American Hero: Jamen Ho: Rosa Parks

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Today I read about Rosa Parks. She was known for not giving up her seat in the bus as  a black American. She was later arrested.

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"Brown vs. Board of Education, which challenged school segregation, when white and Black students are forced to go to separate schools. Marshall argued in front of the Supreme Court, the highest court in the United States"

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Today I read about Harriet Tubman. Harriet Tubman was a slave hero and helped the underground railroad to free slaves. She was a slave when younger but escaped to earn her freedom. She helped many other slaves escape to freedom so she is a true hero.

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Jane Bolin- "Jane Bolin was the nations first black judge in 1939. She was also the the first black women to graduate form Yale law school, and would serve on New York's family court for four decades."

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Marsha P Johnson was a transgender woman that participated in drag at the Stonewall Inn. She was an activist for LGBT rights and her name is well known throughout the community.

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African American Hero: Katherine Johnson (Made by Cooper McDougal)

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African American Hero: Katherine Johnson (Made by Cooper McDougal)

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Katherine Johnson was a math whiz and NASA scientist during the 60s. She plotted courses for numerous flights, Including the first manned American space flight in 1961, and the first landing on the moon.

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Dr . Rebecca Lee  Crumpler Ellen McIntyre

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Dr . Rebecca Lee  Crumpler Ellen McIntyre

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"Dr. Crumpler was the first African-American woman physician in the United States"

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George Washington Carver was famous because of how he used peanuts. He made a lot of things like soap,mayonnaise and many more,

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Bessie Coleman was born in texas. Even though she did not have alot of money she save up some so she could go to flight school to become a pilot. Later on in 1921 she got her pilot liscence. Her dream was to be able to open a pilot school for african americans.

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I read about Bessie Coleman. She was a pilot. To learn to fly she had to move to France because flight schools in America wouldn't teach black woman

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African American Hero-Wangari Maathai Brian Hinton

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African American Hero-Wangari Maathai Brian Hinton

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She is Famous for being the first black woman to ever win the noble peace prize

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Today, I read about Rosa parks. Rosa parks is famous because one day she boarded a city bus in Montgomery, she sat in the middle where black passengers could sit unless a white person asked for their seat. The driver told parks to give up her seat to a white passenger. She refused and was arrested. Her arrest inspired a major protest.

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Dorothy Height was know has the Matriarch. She got two degrees from New York city. She then worked as the executive assistant director of the Harlem Y.M.C.A. She worked there to help get the word out about African Americans. She also helped Martin Luther King Jr. with his big speech.
-Evan Gaston

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Today, I read about Rosa Parks. She was riding a bus one day when a white person wanted to sit where she was sitting. The driver told her to get up, but she refused too and was arrested. She sparked a lot of anger and protests to fight for their rights because even though slavery ended, they were still being discriminated against.

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She was the first black woman to win the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize for her environmental work in Kenya. She has created an organization that has planted over 51 million trees since when it was first founded in 1977.
- Naomi Hernandez

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Benjamin O Davis was a black pilot in world war 2. He was one of the first graduating pilots in world war 2. He carried out many dangerous missions with his squad. He proved that black pilots are as good as white pilots.

-JACE ANDREWS

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Today, I researched Shirley Chrisholm. Shirley Chrisholm was the first female African American to be elected to congress. She is famous because of her 14 served years in congress and the large amount of opportunities that she opened up for many people.

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Today I read about Rosa Parks. She was well known because she was one of the few people that refused to give up their bus seat. In doing so the police were called on her and she was arrested. Now if this happened in modern times it would be considered discrimination. When she refused her seat again many African Americans rebelled against this racism and discrimination by not using buses and instead only walking to where they needed to go. When this happened profit from transportation lowered so they eventually agreed that both African american people and cocasion people should have the right to sit where ever on the bus. She is known because of her actions which she standed up for the black community.

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Today, I read about Jackie Robinson.  Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball.  He is famous because he broke the color lines by being the FIRST African American to play professionally.

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Today I read about Kobe Bryant, Kobe was a famous African american basketball player for the L.A. Lakers, Kobe was an inspiration to many young basketball players, and he and his wife even helped with the homeless population in L.A. when he could. Sadly he passed in a helicopter crash a little over a year ago.

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Benjamin is famous, because he was one of the first African American pilots in the American Air Force, and he led many other African American pilots to victory in Germany and Italy during WWII.

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Today, I read about Ruby Bridges. Ruby Bridges was a 6 year old girl who made a huge difference. She embarked on a historic walk because she was the first African American student to attend an all white school. She never missed a day of school and later made a foundation to promote tolerance and create change in education. She was later made an honorary deputy marshal.

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Today I read about Claudette Colvin. Nine months before Rosa Parks gave up her seat on the bus, Claudette refused to give up her seat to a white person. She was 15 years old and she said that she paid her bus fee and had the right to sit where she wanted. She was arrested by two police officers.

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today i read about Maya Angelo.she was a famous writer, poet, singer, memorist and a civil rights activist.Maya Angelos work has been considered to have been "a defense and celebration of black culture".