Historical Figures and Contributions

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Samuel Gompers

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Organizer and President of the American Federation of Labor.

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Langston Hughes

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Leading literary figure of the Harlem Renaissance.

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Horace Mann

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19th Century educator who promoted better public schools and teaching.

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John Marshall

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Chief Justice who's rulings strengthened the power of the Federal Government.

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Alexander Hamilton

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First secretary of the Treasury, created the National Bank.

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Andrew Carnegie

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Industrialist in the steel industry.

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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Leader in the women's rights movement, wrote the Declaration of Sentiment.

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Ida Tarbell

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Muckraker who wrote the History of the Standard Oil Company.

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Malcolm X

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Leader of the Black Power movement in the 1960's.

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Harriett Beecher Stowe

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Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, focused attention on slavery and contributed to the start of the Civil War.