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| Sacco and Vanzetti | Two Italian immigrants and anarchists who were executed for murder during a controversial trial |
| Marcus Garvey | Founder of the UNIA (Universal Negro Improvement Association) and radical African American leader. |
| John Scopes | A teacher arrested and convicted for teaching the theory of evolution |
| F. Scott Fitzgerald | Author who wrote about the Jazz Age of the 1920s and his book that told the story of the Roaring 20s |
| Langston Hughes | The most well known African American poet who combined the experiences of African and American cultural roots |
| Charles Lindbergh | First person to fly across the Atlantic Ocean alone (Spirit of St. Louis) |
| Amelia Earhart | First woman to fly across the Atlantic and died trying to fly around the world |
| Charlie Chaplin | Comedian and one of the first stars of the silent movies |
| Jacob Lawerence | An African American painter who chronicled the experiences of the Great Migration north through art |
| Georgia O'Keeffe | An artist known for urban scenes and, later, paintings of the Southwest |
| George Gershwin | A composer who wrote uniquely American music including “Rhapsody in Blue” and “Someone to Watch Over Me” |
| Guglielmo Marconi | First person to send radio waves successfully. He was known as the “Father of Radio” |
| David Sarnoff | A leader in American broadcasting. His ideas helped the radio become a popular form of entertainment. |
| Aaron Copland | A composer who wrote American music including the ballets Rodeo and Appalachian Spring |
| John Steinbeck | a novelist who portrayed the strength of poor migrant workers during the 1930s |
| Al Capone | A Chicago mob boss who became the most famous and feared gangster in America. He made his money through illegal alcohol. |
| Bessi Smith | African American jazz singer of the 1920s |
| Louis Armstrong | a jazz composer who also specialized in playing the trumpet |
| Babe Ruth | Famous baseball player and home run hitter |
| Duke Ellington | African American who was a famous jazz band leader |
