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More famous Americans, plus S. America too !

George Washington Carver He developed many uses for American crops so poor people could feed themselves. Best known for recipes for peanuts and sweet potatoes. George Washington Carver

This first lady served as hostess for Thomas Jefferson after his wife died. She also saved a portrait of George Washington when the British burned the White House in 1814. Dolley Madison

Pioneer and woodsman who built the Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap in the Appalachians into Kentucky. He served three terms in the Virginia State legislature. Founded one of the first settlements west of the mountains; buried in Frankfort, Kentucky. Daniel Boone

U.S. attorney general and US Senator during the 1960’s; assassinated during a presidential campaign in 1968. Robert Kennedy

Civil rights leader in the reconstruction and Jim Crow era, following the Civil War. Believed that education was the key to equality; long-time association with the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. Booker T Washington

Early American photographer, best known for his photos of the Civil War. Mathew Brady

19th century abolitionist, public speaker, and woman’s rights activist 19th century abolitionist, public speaker, and woman’s rights activist. Famous for her “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech. Sojourner Truth

First Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court. John Jay

Escaped slave, abolitionist, author, publisher Escaped slave, abolitionist, author, publisher. Wrote My Bondage and My Freedom. Frederick Douglass

Born Marion Morrison, nicknamed The Duke Born Marion Morrison, nicknamed The Duke. A top movie star, 1930s to 1960s. He won an academy award for his role in True Grit. John Wayne

American general who turned traitor during the Revolutionary War; he escaped Washington’s troops and was rewarded with a high rank by the British. Benedict Arnold

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