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| George Washington | first President of the new nation who worked under the new republican form of government and helped put the basic principles into practice for the new nation |
| Thomas Jefferson | third present of the U.S., born in VA, wrote the Declaration of Independence, which states that people have certain rights and was a leader who helped develop the country |
| Abraham Lincoln | U.S. President when the country was divided over the issue of equality for all people and helped free African American slaves |
| Rosa Parks | African American woman who refused to give up her seat on a public bus as was required by law many years ago and helped to bring about changes in laws and worked so that all people would have equal rights |
| Thurgood Marshall | lawyer who defended people at a time when not all people had equal rights and was the first African American justice of the United States Supreme Court |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. | African American minister who worked for equal rights for all people and helped bring about changes in laws through peaceful means |
| Veteran's Day | day for the recognition of and respect for Americans who served in the military and is observed in November |
| Memorial Day | day for the recognition of and respect for Americans who died in wars while they were serving their country and is oberved in May |
