Famous Activists
Malcolm X Day
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Martin Luther King Jr.’s Life and Legacy
Martin Luther King Jr.’s Famous Speech Almost Didn’t Have the Phrase 'I Have a Dream'
After staying up until 4 a.m. to craft a speech he hoped would have the same impact as the Gettysburg Address, MLK went off-script for his most iconic words.
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Groundbreaking Women
Change Makers

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.