1. Black History Month By: Ben Orban

2. Jackie Robinson He was the first African American to play Major League Baseball He broke the color barrier which caused other African American men to play baseball

3. George Washington Carver His studies revolutionized agriculture Southern United States Most of Carver’s fame is based on his promotion of alternative crops to cotton such as peanuts and sweet potatoes

4. Oprah Winfrey She is the most influential woman in the world She is the richest and most philanthropic African American of all time

5. Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman was an African American abolitionist, humanitarian, and Union spy during the Civil War As a nurse during the Civil War, Tubman prepared remedies from local plants to heal the wounded

6. Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass was a firm believer in the equality of all people In 1868, Douglass supported the campaign of Ulysses S. Grant

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