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FAMOUS AFRICAN AMERICANS
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DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
Born January 15, 1929
Skipped 9th and 11th grade
Known for his fight for equality
Was a Baptist minister
Made his “I Have a Dream”
speech in 1963
https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vD
WWy4CMhE
Died April 4, 1968
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Born in 1820
Escaped slavery in 1849
Known for helping slaves
escape through the
Underground Railroad
https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ
_gRFYgXMo
Died in 1913
Buried with military honors
HARRIET TUBMAN
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GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER
Born January 1864
Born during the Civil War
Was known for coming up
with many uses of peanuts
Taught at Tuskegee
Institute
Died January 5, 1943
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Born September 25, 1968
Formed DJ Jazzy Jeff and the
Fresh Prince when he was 16
Known for his rapping and
acting
https://www.youtube.com/watc
h?v=_
WamkRSDeD8
Has 3 kids
Currently 46 years old
WILL SMITH
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MR. BARACK OBAMA
Born August 4, 1961
Known as the 44th
President and the 1st
African American
President
Went to Harvard Law
School
Currently 53 years old
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Born February 4, 1913
Known for refusing to give
her seat up on the bus
Joined the NAACP in 1943
Worked as a seamstress
Published her
autobiography in 1992
Died October 24, 2005
ROSA PARKS
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MICHAEL JORDAN
Born February 17, 1963
Known for his basketball
playing
Played for UNC and
Chicago Bulls
Played and won basketball
in the Olympics
Officially a billionaire on
3/2/15
Currently 52
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Born January 29, 1954
Known for her TV
network and hosting talk
shows
Billionaire
Hosted her talk show for
25 years
Currently 61
OPRAH WINFREY
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BB KING
Born September 16, 1925
Served in World War II
Known for his blues music
Won his 15th Grammy in
2009
Named his guitar Lucille
Currently 89 years old
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Born August 4, 1901
Known for his jazz tru
mpet music and raspy
voice
Adopted his 3 year old
cousin
Made scat singing
popular
Died July 6, 1971
LOUIS ARMSTRONG