Toni Morrison is an African American author who wrote many popular books. She wrote a variety of books including: The Bluest Eye, Sula, Song of Solomn,

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Toni Morrison is an African American author who wrote many popular books. She wrote a variety of books including: The Bluest Eye, Sula, Song of Solomn, Tar Baby, Beloved, and many more.

She is a very famous author of many stories and poems. She is a very strong minded author. Maya has a very powerful way of expressing her work.

He is a very important person in history. He started the Civil Rights Movement. He was a very powerful person to a lot of racist.

Malcolm X is a very strong and powerful speaker. He is a strong man with a strong way of touching people with understandings of life. He is a hero to a lot of young and old people.

He was the most prominent spokesperson for African Americans after Fredrick Douglas died.

She is a widely known African American women in the 20 th century. She was an educator, a political advisor, and civil rights movement.

He is a very powerful author. He is a very famous poet. He has a lot of work that many children admire.

She was a well prominent antilynching leader, suffragist, journalist, and speaker. She was born to a slave cook and slave carpenter.

She was said to be one of the greatest actress of all times. She was an entertainer, and a war heroine and civil rights activist.

He was a black nationalist and Pan- African theorist who encouraged black migration back to Africa.

She was one the best jazz singers of all time. She was a musical legend that is still popular today.

She was a young artist who had many young children looking up to her. She was a popular singing legend still to this day.

She was a popular rap artist with the group TLC. She was also looked up to by many fans.

They were a great singing group. Women and men admired there work a lot. They are still singing legends to the young and old.

He was and still is a great rap artist. He was a very intelligent man. His words were very powerful to the public. He touched a lot of people with his work.

He is one of the best players in the NBA if not the best. He is a very popular basketball player with lots of skills that young children want to be like.

He is a very strong and powerful basketball player. He is said to be a legend in many peoples eyes, young and old.

He is one of the top leaders in the NBA. He is a very outstanding player on and off the court. He is a legend that will always be remembered.

He is one of top scoring players in the NBA today. He shines on the court every game. He is a star that will never let you down.