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African American Artist - profiles and examples of work by Bearden, Clark, Douglas, Hunter, Johnson, Lawrence and Tanner.
 
African-American Contributors - Eighth graders at Donegal Middle School write short biographies of African-Americans who have made significant contributions to American culture.
 
African-American Contributors - Eighth graders at Donegal Middle School write short biographies of African-Americans who have made significant contributions to American culture.
 
African-Americans in the American Revolution - Short biographies of five African-Americans who took part in the War for Independence. Written by seventh graders.
 
Alexander Crummell - Black nationalist and minister who was instrumental in the 1897 founding of the American Negro Academy.
 
Angela Davis - UCLA teacher and Black Panther Party sympathizer who ended up on the FBI's most wanted list after guns registered to her were used in a courtroom shooting. Later arrested and aquitted.
 
Anita Hill - Law professor who came forward with sexual harassment charges against Judge Clarence Thomas during his Senate confirmation hearings for a U.S. Supreme Court appointment.
 
Biographies of African-American Women Scientists - Short biographies of contemporary African-American women scientists profiled in "The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences."
 
Black History Month - Sports Illustrated for Kids offers a tribute to black athletes who changed the world of sports.
 
Booker T. Washington - Born into slavery, Washington dedicated himself to education, became a teacher, then founded Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute in 1881.
 
Breaking Racial Barriers: African Americans in the Harmon Foundation Collection - One of the many white Americans who expressed interest in the achievements of black Americans during the Harlem Renaissance was real estate developer William E. Harmon. This collection of portraits and biographies is based on the works he amassed in the early part of the 20th century.
 
CNN - Black History Month - CNN profiles men and women who have made lasting contributions, ranging from literature, music, and the arts to science and technology.
 
Charley Pride - The first African American superstar of country music.
 
Clarence Thomas - Conservative Supreme Court justice appointed in 1991.
 
Colin L. Powell - Distinguished Desert Storm hero and first African-American chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
 
Debbie Allen - Multifaceted performer who is known as an actress, dancer, singer, choreographer, director, and producer.
 
Eldrick "Tiger" Woods - Tells about the youngest golfer and only African American to ever win the U.S. Junior Amateur title.
 
Famous African-Americans - Short biographies of inventors, musicians, educators, and others who have made a difference.
 
George Crockett, Jr. - First African American attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice. Also intensely involved in the civil rights struggle in the South during the 1960s.
 
Henry Aaron - Retired professional baseball player who holds a career record of 755 home runs in 23 years. Also a prominent business executive.
 
 

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