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1 Important Historical Figures and their Contributions to our Nation

2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Persuaded African- Americans to fight for equal rights using peaceful demonstrations. Leader of the Civil Rights Movement. http://www.biography.com/imported/images/Biography/Images/Profiles/K/Martin- Luther-King-Jr-9365086-2-402.jpg

3 Thurgood Marshall Made it possible for African-American and White children to go to the same schools. First African- American Supreme Court justice. http://www.biography.com/imported/images/Biography/ Images/Profiles/M/Thurgood-Marshall-9400241-1- 402.jpg

4 Irma Rangel First female Mexican- American Texas law maker. Worked to better the lives of women, children, and minorities. http://www.twu.edu/images/twhf/twrangel.jpg

5 John Hancock First to sign the Declaration of Independence. Very involved in the Revolutionary War against England. http://www.biography.com/imported/images/Biography/Images/Profiles/H/John -Hancock-9327271-1-

6 George Washington Carver “Plant Doctor” Helped poor farmers plant other crops beside cotton. Invented new ways to use crops. http://www.biography.com/imported/images/Biography/Images/Profiles/C/George- Washington-Carver-9240299-1-402(2).jpg

7 W.E.B. DuBois Founding member of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People). First African-American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/WEB_DuBois_1918.jpg/22 0px-WEB_DuBois_1918.jpg

8 Abigail Adams Wife of the second US president, John Adams Mother of John Quincy Adams, the 6 th US president Stood up for women’s rights http://www.firstladies.org/images/biographies/aadams/1.jpg

9 Amelia Earhart First female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while trying to fly around the world. http://www.biography.com/imported/images/Biography/Images/Galleries/Amelia%20Ea rhart/amelia-

10 Robert Fulton Inventor of the first successful steamboat in the US. Was an artist, engineer, and inventor. http://www.biography.com/imported/images/Biography/Images/Profiles/F/Robert-Fulton- 9304012-1-402.jpg

11 Paul Revere Messenger who rode to warn the colonists that the British were coming. Silversmith http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/J_S_Copley_- _Paul_Revere.jpg/220px-J_S_Copley_-_Paul_Revere.jpg

12 Theodore Roosevelt 26 th US president Active in the conservation of national parks. Supported the building of the Panama Canal. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Navajo_Code_Talkers.jpg/25 0px-Navajo_Code_Talkers.jpg http://www.biography.com/imported/images/Biography/Images/Profiles/R/Theodore- Roosevelt-9463424-1-402.jpg

13 Navajo Code Talkers About 400 Navajo Native Americans who communicated using secret messages for the US Marines during World War II. The secret messages were built from their native language. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Navajo_Code_Talkers.jpg/ 250px-Navajo_Code_Talkers.jpg

14 WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) First women pilots trained to fly American Military Aircraft. Flew in non-combat missions during WW II. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Group_of_Women _Airforce_Service_Pilots_and_B-17_Flying_Fortress.jpg/220px- Group_of_Women_Airforce_Service_Pilots_and_B-17_Flying_Fortress.jpg

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