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Famous African -Americans. By Edie Pressel. Rosa Parks got on a bus and refused to give up her seat to a white person that is what caused The Montgomery Bus Boycott. Rosa Parks. Nelson Mandela wanted freedom and he fought against segregation in South Africa. Nelson Mandela.
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Famous African-Americans By Edie Pressel
Rosa Parks got on a bus and refused to give up her seat to a white person that is what caused The Montgomery Bus Boycott. Rosa Parks
Nelson Mandela wanted freedom and he fought against segregation in South Africa. Nelson Mandela
Branch Rickey invited Jackie Robinson to be the first African-American person to play baseball with white people. Branch Rickey
Oliver Brown started Brown vs. Board of education which was a court case that made segregation illegal in schools. Oliver and Linda Brown
Martin Luther King Jr. helped stop segregation and he wanted freedom. The beginning of his speech went like, “I Have A Dream.” Martin Luther King Jr.
Barack Obama was the first elected U.S. African-American president. He is still is our president. Barack Obama
Mae Jemison was the first female African-American astronaut. Mae Jemison
Athlea Gibson became the first African-American person who was invited to enter the all-England tournament at Wimbledon for tennis in 1951. Athlea Gibson