This person started a newspaper called "The North Star."

This person refused to give up a seat on the bus. That led to a 382-day bus boycott by black people in Montgomery, Alabama.

When this person was just a few weeks old, he and his mother were kidnapped. His mother was sold into slavery.

Because this person led so many slaves to freedom, he or she was sometimes called by the nickname Moses.

This person was a doctor who spent two years working with poor people in Africa before she went on to become famous.

One of 13 children, this person's birthname was Isabella Baumfree.

The president named this person to be the first African American to hold a seat on the Supreme Court, the highest court in the land.

In 1962, this person became the first black player inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

In This person's performance at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games made him famous.