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| George Washington | first president of the United States |
| Thomas Jefferson | Wrote the Declaration of Indepenedence and was the 3rd president of the US |
| Abraham Lincoln | He was president when the country was divided over the issue of equality; he freed the slaves. |
| Rosa Parks | She was an African American woman who refused to give up her seat on a public bus as was required by law many years ago. She helped to bring about changes in laws and worked so that all people would have equal rights. |
| Thurgood Marshall | He was a lawyer who defended people at a time when not all people had equal rights. He was the first African American justice of the US Supreme Court. |
| Martin Luther King Jr. | He was an African American minister who worked for equal rights for all people. He helped bring about changes in laws through peaceful means. |
| Susan B Anthony | She led the struggle to give women equal rights, including the right to vote. |
| Helen Keller | She overcame disabilities and worked to help others who were blind and deaf. |
| Jackie Robinson | He was the first African American player in the major leagues of baseball. His actions helped to bring about other opportunities for African Americans. |
| Benjamin Franklin | He proved that electricity was present in lightning through his kite experiment. He started the first library and the first volunteer fire department in America. |
| George Washington Carver | he was an African American who studied science and plants. He became a teacher. He developed hundreds of uses for peanuts, sweet potatoes, and soybeans. |
| Pocahontas | She was an Indian girl who was a helper and friend to the settlers in Jamestown. |
| Betsy Ross | She is believed to have sewn one of the first flags for our country. |
