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  Madam C.J. Walker - Political Activist (1:37)

Madam C.J. Walker - Political Activist
Although Madam C.J. Walker was best known for her successful hair care business, she was also a passionate activist who used her power to raise political consciousness.
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  Ida B. Wells - Pioneering Journalist (1:32)

Ida B. Wells - Pioneering Journalist
Although Ida B. Wells worried she didn't have enough education, she began to write and eventually became the most prominent female black journalist of her time, earning the nickname "Iola, Princess of the Press."
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  Ida B. Wells - Civil Rights Pioneer (1:48)

Ida B. Wells - Civil Rights Pioneer
On May 4, 1884, 71 years before Rosa Parks inspired the Montgomery Bus Boycott, civil rights pioneer Ida B. Wells refused to give up her seat on a train, fueling her impassioned fight for equal rights.
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  Ida B. Wells - Anti-Lynching Crusader (2:12)

Ida B. Wells - Anti-Lynching Crusader
In 1892, Ida B. Wells' friend Thomas Moss and two other African-American men were lynched in Memphis, a horrific act that inspired Wells to begin her anti-lynching crusade.
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  Booker T. Washington - Tuskegee Institute (1:57)

Booker T. Washington - Tuskegee Institute
African-American leader Booker T. Washington founded Tuskegee Institute in 1881 to train African-Americans in agriculture and industry and promote the economic progress of his race.
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  Booker T. Washington - First Black Power Broker (2:08)

Booker T. Washington - First Black Power Broker
Born into slavery in 1856, Booker T. Washington was freed after the Civil War and rose up to become one of the foremost African-American leaders of his time.
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  Forest Whitaker - Inspired by Martin Luther King (1:12)

Forest Whitaker - Inspired by Martin Luther King
Actor Forest Whitaker recounts the importance of Martin Luther King’s legacy and his personal feelings about the civil rights activist.
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  Marcus Garvey - Mini Biography (4:04)

Marcus Garvey - Mini Biography
Marcus Garvey was an orator for the Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism movements. Garvey advanced a Pan-African philosophy which inspired a global mass movement, known as Garveyism.
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  Booker T. Washington - Mini Biography (3:30)

Booker T. Washington - Mini Biography
In 1881, Booker T. Washington founded the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, which focused on training African Americans in agricultural pursuits. A political adviser and writer, Washington clashed with intellectual W.E.B. Du Bois.
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  Rosa Parks - Montgomery Bus Boycott (1:08)

Rosa Parks - Montgomery Bus Boycott
After Rosa Parks was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man, the African American community rallied behind her and refused to ride the segregated buses even if it meant walking to work.
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  Martin Luther King - Mini Biography (4:39)

Martin Luther King - Mini Biography
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is widely considered the most influential leader of the American civil rights movement. He fought to overturn Jim Crow segregation laws and eliminate social and economic differences between blacks and whites.
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  Rosa Parks - Mini Biography (4:30)

Rosa Parks - Mini Biography
A short biography of Rosa Parks.
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  Frederick Douglass - Mini Biography (3:26)

Frederick Douglass - Mini Biography
A short biography of Frederick Douglass who escaped from slavery to become the leading voice in the Abolitionist Movement and other social reforms involving inequality.
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