This person, who was one of 13 children, died in an airplane crash.

This person was a famous writer of piano music and was known as the "king of ragtime"

When first out of college, this person worked as a TV news reporter.

This person, a well-known trumpet player, was known by the nickname "Satchmo."

This person attended the University of California on a tennis scholarship

This person was a teacher in Mississippi before she became a well-known journalist.

This person was appointed by President George Washington to help survey the land that would become Washington, D.C

This person was the world heavyweight boxing champion from 1937 to 1949

This person wrote proudly of black people in books, poems, and plays.