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March 31, 1878 – June 10, 1946 Boxer The first [...]
Dr. George Washington Carver
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George Edward Foreman
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Willie M. “Bill” Pickett
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Scott Joplin
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Elizabeth “Bessie” Coleman
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Dr. Gloria Dean Randle Scott
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Emmett Littleton Ashford
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Bridget “Biddy” Mason
August 15, 1818 – January 15, 1891 Nurse / Entrepreneur [...]