| A | B |
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| Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. | He was an African American minister who worked for equal rights for all people. |
| Abraham Lincoln | He helped free African American slaves. |
| George Washington | The first President of the United States, he is known as the “Father of Our Country.” |
| George Washington Carver | He developed hundreds of uses for peanuts, sweet potatoes, and soybeans. |
| Thomas Jefferson | He wrote the Declaration of Independence and was our third president. |
| Rosa Parks | She refused to give up her seat on a public bus as was required by law many years ago. |
| Thurgood Marshall | He was the first African American justice of the United States Supreme Court. |
| Susan B. Anthony | She led the struggle to give women equal rights, including the right to vote. |
| Jackie Robinson | He was the first African American player in the major leagues of baseball. |
| Benjamin Franklin | He started the first library and the first volunteer fire department in America. |
| Helen Keller | She overcame disabilities and worked to help others who were blind and deaf. |
| Betsy Ross | She is believed to have sewn one of the first flags for our country. |
| Pocahontas | She was an Indian (First American) helped settlers in Jamestown. |
