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Mary McLeod Bethune | Opened a school in Florida for African American girls. Believed that everyone should be able to get an education. |
Paul Revere | A blacksmith in Boston who fought in the American Revolution. He belived that people should have a say in their government. |
Fredrick Douglas | A freed slave who worked for all African Americans to have equal rights. |
Susan B. Anthony | Worked to give women the same rights as men. Led many protests to give women the right to vote. |
Franklin D. Roosevelt | The president of the United States who worked to create parks, created the New Deal which created jobs, and led the country through World War 2. |
Eleanor Roosevelt | First Lady of the United States who worked for human rights. Also started the Red Cross and worked with the United Nations to get all countries to live in peace. |
Thurgood Marshall | First African American Supreme Court judge. Worked for African Americans to be treated fairly. |
Lyndon B. Johnson | President of the United States who worked to have everyone treated fairly and worked with the government for the Great Society. |
Cesar Chavez | Migrant worker to worked to give all migrant worker fair pay and good working and living conditions. |