Black History Month. Do Now Who are some famous African Americans you learned about for Black...
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Black History Month
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Do Now• Who are some famous African Americans you
learned about for Black History Month?
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Hank Aaron
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Hank Aaron• Considered one of the best baseball players of all time, Hank
Aaron broke Babe Ruth's home-run record when he hit his 715th home run in 1974. He later set a new MLB record with 755 career home runs.
“My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling bad or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was to keep swinging.”
-Hank Aaron
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Muhammad Ali
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Muhammad Ali• Ali is considered one of the greatest athletes in boxing history,
winning both the coveted Golden Gloves title and an Olympic gold medal, among several other honors. Since his retirement, Ali has devoted much of his time to philanthropy.
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Louis Armstrong
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Louis Armstrong• Louis Armstrong was a trumpeter, bandleader, singer, soloist,
film star and comedian. Considered one of the most influential artists in jazz history, he is known for songs like "Star Dust," "La Via En Rose" and "What a Wonderful World.”
“A lotta cats copy the Mona Lisa, but people still line up to see the original.”
- Louis Armstrong
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Arthur Ashe
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Arthur Ashe• Arthur Ashe is the first African American to win the men's
singles at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, and the first black American to be ranked No. 1 in the world.
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George Washington Carver
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George Washington Carver• George Washington Carver was a prominent African-American
scientist and inventor. Carver is best known for the many uses he devised for the peanut.
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W.E.B. DuBois
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W.E.B. DuBois• W.E.B. Du Bois was one of the most important African-American
activists during the first half of the 20th century. He co-founded the NAACP and supported Pan-Africanism (the freeing of African colonies from European powers.)
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W.E.B. DuBois
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Colonized Africa
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Michael Jordan
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Michael Jordan• Michael Jordan is a former American basketball player who led
the Bulls to six national championships and earned the NBA Most Valuable Player Award five times.
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Michael Jordan Quote
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B.B. King
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B.B. King• "King of the Blues" B.B. King began as a disc jockey in Memphis
before finding fame as a blues and R&B guitarist, with hits like "The Thrill Is Gone.”
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Martin Luther King Jr.
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Martin Luther King Jr.• Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and social activist,
who led the Civil Rights Movement in the United States from the mid-1950s until his death by assassination in 1968.
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Langston Hughes
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Langston Hughes• Langston Hughes was an American poet, novelist, and
playwright whose African-American themes made him a primary contributor to the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s.
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Thurgood Marshall
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Thurgood Marshall• Thurgood Marshall was a big part of in ending legal segregation
and became the first African-American justice of the Supreme Court.
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Jessie Owens
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Jesse Owens• American track-and-field athlete Jesse Owens won four gold
medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. His long jump world record stood for 25 years.
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Rosa Parks
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Rosa Parks• Civil rights activist Rosa Parks refused to surrender her bus seat
to a white passenger, spurring the Montgomery boycott and other efforts to end segregation.
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Jerry Rice
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Jerry Rice• Hall of Fame football wide receiver Jerry Rice played for the San
Francisco 49ers, won 3 Super Bowls, and is widely considered the greatest ever to play his position.
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Jackie Robinson
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Jackie Robinson• Jackie Robinson became the first black player in the major
leagues in 1947, signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers. He was named Rookie of the Year in 1947, National League MVP in 1949 and a World Series champ in 1955.
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Harriet Tubman
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Harriet Tubman• Harriet Tubman escaped slavery to become a leading
abolitionist. She led hundreds of enslaved people to freedom along the route of the Underground Railroad.
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Oprah Winfrey
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Oprah Winfrey• Billionaire Oprah Winfrey is best known for hosting her own
internationally popular talk show from 1986 to 2011. She is also an actress, philanthropist, publisher and producer.