Description: Thurgood Marshall was a pivotal figure in American legal history, renowned for his significant contributions to the advancement of civil rights and the judicial system. Born on July 2, 1908, in Baltimore, Maryland, Marshall became the first African American Supreme Court Justice, serving from 1967 to 1991
Description: Bass Reeves was a legendary lawman who served as a deputy U.S. marshal in the Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) from 1875 to 1907. He was known for his bravery, his tracking skills, and his ability to apprehend criminals. Reeves was also one of the first black lawmen in the United States. Reeves was born into slavery in 1838 in Crawford County, Arkansas. He escaped from slavery in 1863 and joined the Union Army. After the Civil War, he became a deputy U.S. marshal. He served under Judge Isaac Parker, who was known as the "hanging judge" for his tough stance on crime. Reeves was responsible for apprehending criminals in a 75,000-square-mile (194,000-square-km) region of what is now mostly Oklahoma and Arkansas.
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Description: The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa Umoja (Unity) To strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation, and race. ... Kujichagulia (Self-Determination) ... Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility) ... Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics) ... Nia (Purpose) ... Kuumba (Creativity) ... Imani (Faith)
Description: The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa Umoja (Unity) To strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation, and race. ... Kujichagulia (Self-Determination) ... Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility) ... Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics) ... Nia (Purpose) ... Kuumba (Creativity) ... Imani (Faith)
Description: The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa Umoja (Unity) To strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation, and race. ... Kujichagulia (Self-Determination) ... Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility) ... Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics) ... Nia (Purpose) ... Kuumba (Creativity) ... Imani (Faith)
Description: William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was an American sociologist, socialist, historian, and Pan-Africanist civil rights activist. Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, Du Bois grew up in a relatively tolerant and integrated community, and after completing graduate work at the University of Berlin and Harvard University, where he was the first African American to earn a doctorate, he became a professor of history, sociology, and economics at Atlanta University. Du Bois was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1909.
Description: Medgar Evers was a civil rights activist who fought for equality for African Americans in the United States. He was born in Decatur, Mississippi, in 1925. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and then attended Alcorn College, where he graduated in 1952. After college, Evers worked as an insurance salesman and became involved in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). In 1954, he became the NAACP's first field secretary in Mississippi. He worked tirelessly to register African Americans to vote, to desegregate public facilities, and to investigate cases of racial violence.
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Description: Bass Reeves was a legendary lawman who served as a deputy U.S. marshal in the Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) from 1875 to 1907. He was known for his bravery, his tracking skills, and his ability to apprehend criminals. Reeves was also one of the first black lawmen in the United States. Reeves was born into slavery in 1838 in Crawford County, Arkansas. He escaped from slavery in 1863 and joined the Union Army. After the Civil War, he became a deputy U.S. marshal. He served under Judge Isaac Parker, who was known as the "hanging judge" for his tough stance on crime. Reeves was responsible for apprehending criminals in a 75,000-square-mile (194,000-square-km) region of what is now mostly Oklahoma and Arkansas.
Description: Phillis Wheatley was an African American poet who was born in West Africa in 1753. She was kidnapped and brought to Boston, Massachusetts, at the age of 7. She was enslaved by the Wheatley family, who taught her to read and write. Wheatley began writing poetry at a young age, and her first poem was published in 1767. In 1773, she published her first book of poems, Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral. This made her the first African American and the second woman in the United States to publish a book of poemsShuttle Endeavour in 1992, becoming the first African American woman in space.
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Description: Mae Jemison is an American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut. She is the first African American woman to travel in space. Jemison was born in Decatur, Alabama, in 1956. She attended Stanford University, where she earned a degree in chemical engineering. She then went on to earn a medical degree from Cornell University. After completing her medical training, Jemison worked as a Peace Corps doctor in Africa. In 1987, she was selected by NASA to become an astronaut. She flew on the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992, becoming the first African American woman in space.
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Description: Mae Jemison is an American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut. She is the first African American woman to travel in space. Jemison was born in Decatur, Alabama, in 1956. She attended Stanford University, where she earned a degree in chemical engineering. She then went on to earn a medical degree from Cornell University. After completing her medical training, Jemison worked as a Peace Corps doctor in Africa. In 1987, she was selected by NASA to become an astronaut. She flew on the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992, becoming the first African American woman in space.
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Description: Florence Delorez Griffith Joyner, fondly known as Flo-Jo, made her mark as an outstanding American track and field athlete. In the year 1988, she achieved greatness by setting world records in both the 100 m and 200 m events. Not only did she dazzle the sports world with her record-breaking performances, but she also captured the public's imagination with her unique and eclectic personal style. Throughout the late 1980s, she became a beloved and popular figure, admired for both her unparalleled athleticism and her distinctive fashion sense.
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