1. Alex Haley - writer photo from Encyclopedia Britannica

2. Alice Walker - writer photo from AP Photos

3. Arthur Ashe - athlete photo from AP Photos

4. Alvin Ailey – dancer, choreographer photo from Encyclopedia Britannica

5. Arthur Mitchell – dancer, choreographer photo from Encyclopedia Britannica

6. Bessie Smith – Blues Singer photo from AP Photos

7. Bill Cosby – comedian, author, philanthropist photo from AP Photo

8. Carter G. Woodson - historian photo from AP Photos

9. Colin Powell – Secretary of State, General photo from AP Photos

10. Garrett Morgan - Inventor photo from Encyclopedia Britannica

11. Fannie Hamer – Civil Rights Leader photo from Encyclopedia Britannica

12. Guion Bluford, Jr. - astronaut photo from AP Photo

13. Hank Aaron - athlete photo from AP Photo

14. Jesse Jackson – minister, civil rights leader photo from AP Photos

15. Jesse Owens - Olympian photo from AP Photo

16. Lorraine Hansberry - playwright photo from AP Photo

17. Mae Jemison - astronaut photo from AP Photo

18. Marian Edelman – children’s advocate photo from AP Photo

19. Martin Luther King Jr. – civil rights activist photo from Encyclopedia Britannica

20. Mary Bethune – educator, civil rights activist photo from Encyclopedia Britannica

21. Michael Jordan - athlete photo from AP Photo

22. Miles Davis – Jazz musician photo from AP Photo

23. Muhammad Ali - athlete photo from AP Photo

24. Paul Robeson – actor, singer, political activist photo from AP Photo

25. Barack Obama – US President photo from Encyclopedia Britannica

26. Richard Wright - writer photo from AP Photo

27. Rosa Parks – civil rights activist photo from Encyclopedia Britannica

28. Roy Wilkins – civil rights leader photo from Encyclopedia Britannica

29. Spike Lee – director, producer photo from AP Photo

30. Thurgood Marshall – Supreme Court Justice photo from Encyclopedia Britannica

31. Tiger Woods - athletes photo from AP Photo

32. Toni Morrison – novelist, editor photo from Encyclopedia Britannica