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The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
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Sojourner Truth (Isabella Baumfree)
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Andrew Jackson Beard
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William Christopher (W.C.) Handy
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Booker Taliaferro Washington
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Joseph (Joe) Louis Barrow
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Dr. Mae Carol Jemison
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Marva Delores Collins
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