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Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks: Timeline of Her Life, Montgomery Bus Boycott and Death

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Frederick Douglass

W.E.B. Du Bois

W.E.B. Du Bois

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Malcolm X

richard loving

Richard Loving

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial during the Freedom March on Washington in 1963
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.
By Rachel Chang
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Groundbreaking Women

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Change Makers

Environmentaliststs

Greta Thunberg

Greta Thunberg

Wangari Maathai

Wangari Maathai

Rachel Carson

Rachel Carson

Marjory Stoneman Douglas Photo

Marjory Stoneman Douglas

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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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