| Leader of the Underground Railroad |
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| Appealed for Freedom; X X vs. Sanford |
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| Gave famous speech known as the Atlanta Compromise |
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| Defined Segregation for almost 58 years; X vs. Ferguson |
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| First Black Supreme Court Nominee |
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| Refused to give up her bus seat |
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| Wrote 'Letters from Birmingham Jail' |
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| Played Malcolm X in the 1992 film |
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| First African American to host a nationally syndicated talk show |
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| First Black Secretary of State |
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| First Black Woman to win Best Actress Oscar |
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| This Notre Dame Alum was the first female Black Secretary of State |
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| This baseball player broke the color barrier |
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| South African activist who fought for a nation's freedom |
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| Wrote 'I know why the caged bird sings' |
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| Most Grammy nominated artist in the history of the awards (76 nominations) |
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| This Ohio State alum broke many records in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin; First to win 4 gold medals in one olympic |
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| Youngest and first black person to win the Masters Tournament |
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| First black woman on the cover of GQ and the Sports Illustrated Swim Suit Issue |
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