Alberto Gonzalez
San Antonio, Texas
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*He was the 80th Attorney General of the United         States (2005-07) *He  served  as President George W. Bush's White    House counsel (2001-05) *He was a member of the Texas Supreme Court   (1999-01) *In 1999, he was named Latino Lawyer of the Year by   the H ....
Rosa Parks
Tuskegee, Alabama
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*Her action sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott  and  her act of defiance became an important symbol of the  modern Civil Rights Movement *She refused to obey bus driver James Blake's order that she give up her seat to make room for a white passenger *Parks became an international icon of resistanc ....
Helen Keller
Tuscumbia, Alabama
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*Keller (deaf/blind) was one of the most famous handicapped people in the world. During her lifetime, Keller was regarded as one of America's most inspirational figures.   *The story of how Keller's teacher, Annie Sullivan, taught her how to communicate, has become known worldwide through the dramatic depictions of the play and f ....
Morgan Freeman
Memphis, Tennessee
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*Morgan Freeman is an actor who an impressive and varied career on stage, television, and screen *Most of the characters he has played aren't written specifically for an African-American actor  *He has been nominated for an oscar five times, winning once *He does not celebrate Black History month Freeman has publicly criticized t ....
Barack Obama
Honolulu, Hawaii
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*Considered to be the first black American President. *Barack Obama was awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts on American Foreign policy. *Graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard Law School  in 1991. *For the first time, health care reform passed Congress while he was president   He is currently, the Presi ....
Colin Powell
New York, New York
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*He was the 65th United States Secretary of State (2001-2005), serving under President George W. Bush   *He was a former four-star general in the United States Army   *He was the first, and so far the only, African American to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff   *In 1997 Powell founded America's Promise -an org ....
Abraham Lincoln
Hodgenville, Hardin County, Ky.
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*Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States, from 1861 until his shocking assassination in 1865.  *He is best remembered for leading the Union through the Civil War *While in office, he freed Confederate slaves with the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation *He delivered the Gettysburg Address, the most f ....
Elvis Presley
Tupelo, Mississippi
Nick Name: ScotIreFrenchJewCheromerican
*He was a cultural icon, sometimes referred to as "The King of Rock 'n' Roll" *He began his career in 1953,  breaking the establishment by mixing "black" and "white" sounds *To date, he has been inducted into four music halls of fame * In polls and surveys, he is recognized as one of the most important popular music artists and influ ....
Harry Truman
Independence, Mo
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*Truman became the 33rd president and commander in chief of U.S. forces during World War II. * He made the decision to drop two atomic bombs on Japan in August of 1945, finally ending the war * He created the Truman Doctrine which stated that it was the duty of the U.S. to "support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by ....
'Bear' Bryant
Kingsland, Ark.,
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*He  held the record for the most wins of any college football team until 1985. *Bear Bryant is credited with helping to stimulate the intergration of southern college football, by recruiting Alabama's first black player. *While Bryant was coach, USC became the first fully integrated team to play in the state of Alabama.  * ....
Sitting Bull
Grand River, South Dakota
Nick Name: Siouxican
*Known for his role in defeating the cavalry (a major victory) at the Battle of the Little Bighorn against Lt. Col. Custer and the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment, on June 25, 1876 *He was the principal chief of the Dakota Sioux, who took up arms against the whites, refusing to be transported to the Indian territory * Because of fears that he w ....
Jimmy Carter
Plains, Ga
Nick Name: Englimerican
 *He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his years of humanitarian work.*Carter's best-known achievement as president was the peace treaty he negotiated between Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat and Israeli Premier Menachem Begin*Mr. Carter is the author of twenty-three books, many of which are now in revised editions*The l ....