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Pulitzer Prize winning author best known for 'the Color purple'
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U.S. senator of California and served as 32nd attorney general of California
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chemist, contributed to the science of food preservation
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Member of House of Representatives in California
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4 star general and 1st African American to be appointed to secretary of state
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1st African American to find success in the comic book industry
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Supreme court's 96th justice and 1st African American supreme court justice 1967 - 1991
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professional tennis player won 3 grand slam titles
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poet, memoirist- best known for her book 'I know why the caged bird sings'
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became NASA's first African American female engineer
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1st African American women to be elected to U.S. Congress
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actor played Muhammad Ali in 'Ali' and stockbroker Chris Gardener in 'the pursuit of happiness'
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basket ball player won Olympic gold in 1992 and 1996 only player from naval academy to play in the NBA/ very charitable
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singer songwriter won academy award for best song for 'Glory' from the movie 'Selma'
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author, best known for 'Their eyes were watching god'
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1st African American female to travel to space, NASA astronaut
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singer song writter won 15 grammy awards and 17 NAACP awards
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1st African American to win a Heisman trophy 1961
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4 time Olympic gold medalist in 1936 Berlin for track and field
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pioneer in the area of sports reporting
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