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| Booker T. Washington | Supporter of industrial education for blacks. Was invited to the White House to eat with President Roosevelt. |
| William McKinley | The 25 President of the United States, who was assginated in his second term. The dominate issue during his presidency was the currency |
| Theodore Roosevelt | President after McKinley was shot, becoming the youngest president at age 43. He lead the nation to a progressive era and was a “steward to the people.” |
| William Jennings Bryan | Famous for his “Crown of thorns,” speech that moved the Democratic party to nominate him for president. He was an advocate for free silver. |
| Leon Czolgoz | An anarchist who killed President McKinley at a Pan-America Exhibit. |
| J.P. Morgan | The main who started a finical counseling firm that helped America out of the Panic of 1907. |
| Thomas Edison | The inventor of the light bulb. Also did the movie “The Great Train,” in 1903. |
| Howard Taft | The successor of Roosevelt who runs for President and win against William Jennings Bryan. |
| Orville Wright | Flies 120 feet in 12 seconds in the first heavier-than-air machine. |
| Henry Ford | Creator of the Model T. The man who brought cost effective cars to America. |
| W. E. B. DuBois | The first president of the NAACP, who opposed Booker T. Washington. |
| W.C. Handy | Writes “Memphis Blues,” the first blues to be written down in 1909. |
| Babe Ruth | A very famous baseball player who at the time was just a rookie. |
| Mark Twain | The author of “What is Man” and “The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn.” |
| William R. Hearst | Newspaper journalist who employed yellow journalism techniques. Quoted to say “You provide the pictures and I’ll provide the war.” |
