Famous Black Americans

African-Americans have made many significant contributions to our nation's history-both past and present. Find out more by reading about some of these famous Americans.

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Rosa Parks Hank Aaron. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Oprah Winfrey Jesse Owens Condaleeza Rice
Bill Cosby Wilma Rudolph Marian Anderson
Shirley Chisholm Benjamin Banneker Tiger Woods
Patricia Harris Ida B. Wells Mae C. Jemison
Thurgood Marshall Sidney Poitier Tim Duncan
Frederick Douglass Jean Baptiste Pointe Du Sable Sammy Sosa
Harriet Tubman Colin Powell Guion S. Bluford, Jr.
Paul Laurence Dunbar Michael Jordan Jackie Robinson
Jan E. Matzeliger Sojourner Truth George Washington Carver
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Biographies of More Famous Black Americans - Gale Group Resources

Britanica Online School Edition Black History Timeline

Time for Kids - Black History Month

 

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