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Famous African Americans

Aaron, Hank – Baseball Player

http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers_and_honorees/hofer_bios/aaron_hank.htm

www.hickoksports.com/biograph/aaronhen.shtml

http://espn.go.com/sportscentury/features/00006764.html

Ali, Muhammad – Athlete

http://www.ali.com/

www.ibhof.com/ali.htm

http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/blackhist/0224.html

Anderson, Marian - Singer

http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/ande-mar.htm

http://www.afrovoices.com/anderson.html

http://txtx.essortment.com/biographyofmar_rgtl.htm

 Armstrong, Louis - Musician

http://www.pbs.org/jazz/kids/nowthen/louis.html

http://www.redhotjazz.com/louie.html

http://mnmn.essortment.com/louisarmstrong_rsvy.htm

http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/armstrong/index.htm

Banneker, Benjamin – Astronomer

http://www.princeton.edu/~mcbrown/display/banneker.html

http://www.africawithin.com/bios/ben_banneker.htm

http://www.progress.org/banneker/bb.html

Bearden, Romare - Artist

http://www.rogallery.com/bearden_romare/bearden_biography.htm

http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/bearden.htm

http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/aavaahp.htm#bearden

 Bethune, Mary McLeod – Educator

http://www.floridamemory.com/OnlineClassroom/MaryBethune/Bethune_bio3.cfm

http://www.africawithin.com/bios/mary_bethune.htm

www.nahc.org/NAHC/Val/Columns/SC10-6.html

Bluford, Guion – Military Leader

http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/bluford-gs.html

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/tour.cgi?link=/people/astronauts/bluford.html

http://observe.arc.nasa.gov/nasa/ootw/1998/ootw_980211/bio_2.html

Carver, George Washington – Scientist

http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/carver_g.htm

http://www.africawithin.com/bios/george_carver.htm

http://allsands.com/History/People/georgewashingto_yue_gn.htm

http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/30.html

Charles, Ray -  Musican

http://afgen.com/ray_charles.html

http://www.history-of-rock.com/ray_charles.htm

http://www.swingmusic.net/Ray_Charles_Biography.html

Cole, Nat King - Musican

http://www.brainyencyclopedia.com/encyclopedia/n/na/nat_king_cole.html

http://www.umkc.edu/lib/spec-col/kingcole.htm

http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/cole_n.htm

Coleman, Bessie – Pilot

http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/cole-bes.htm

http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Explorers_Record_Setters_and_Daredevils/Coleman/EX11.htm

http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/coleman_b.htm

www.lakewoodpubliclibrary.com/wihohio/cole-bes.htm

Coppin, Fannie Jackson – Educator

http://www.coppin.edu/welcome/fjcoppin.asp#top

http://pa.essortment.com/fannyjacksonco_ozb.htm

http://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/771/Educator_Frances_Coppin_Jackson_was_a_leader

Douglas, Frederick – Anti-Slavery Speaker

http://www.history.rochester.edu/class/douglass/home.html

http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/B/fdouglas/doug01.htm

http://www.nps.gov/frdo/fdlife.htm

http://owleyes.org/douglas.htm

http://www.abacci.com/books/authorDetails2.asp?authorID=507&misspellID=60

http://www.africawithin.com/bios/frederick_douglass.htm

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/exhibits/douglass_exhibit/index.html

http://www.brightmoments.com/blackhistory/nfdougla.html

DuBois, William E.B. – Writer

http://www.duboislc.org/html/DuBoisBio.html

http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/dubois_w.htm

http://www.africawithin.com/bios/web_dubois.htm

http://www.virginia.edu/history/courses/fall.97/hius323/dubois.html

Dunham, Katherine – Dancer

http://www.nathanielturner.com/katherinedunhamdancinge.htm

http://www.eslarp.uiuc.edu/kdunham/bio.htm

http://smithsonianeducation.org/spotlight/dance.html

http://www.wic.org/bio/kdunham.htm

Ellington, Duke – Musician

http://www.pbs.org/jazz/kids/nowthen/duke.html

http://www.schirmer.com/composers/ellington_bio.html

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/aa/ellington

http://www.dukeellington.com/about/bio.htm

Fitzgerald, Ella – Musician

http://www.greatwomen.org/women.php?action=viewone&id=2

http://www.ella-fitzgerald.com/

http://www.ellafitzgerald.com/

http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9606/15/ella/

Garvey, Marcus – Businessman

http://www.jamweb.com/marcus.htm

http://www.pbs.org/amex/garvey (Click on Timeline)

http://www.swagga.com/marcus.htm

Gibson, Althea – Tennis Player

http://www.altheagibson.com/

http://www.sportsline.com/u/kids/women 

www.altheagibson.com/bio.html

www.hickoksports.com/biograph/gibsonalthea.shtml

Henson, Matthew – Explorer

www.sjsu.edu/depts/Museum/henson.html

http://unmuseum.mus.pa.us/henson.htm

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/h/henson.shtml

Hughes, Langston – Writer

www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/aa/hughes

http://www.poetryconnection.net/poets/Langston_Hughes

http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/hughes_l.htm

www.redhotjazz.com/hughes.html

Jemison, Mae – Astronaut

http://www.maejemison.com/#

www.quest.arc.nasa.gov/women/TODTWD/jemison.bio.html

http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/jemison_m.htm

http://www.greatwomen.org/women.php?action=viewone&id=88

Joplin, Scott – Musician

http://www.scottjoplin.org/biography.htm

http://www.stlouiswalkoffame.org/inductees/scott-joplin.html

http://www.lsjunction.com/people/joplin.htm

Marshall, Thurgood – Supreme Court Justice

http://www.thurgoodmarshall.com/home.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thurgood_Marshall

www.chnm.gmu.edu/courses/122/hill/marshall.htm  

Mays, Willie – Baseball Player

http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/may0int-1

http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers_and_honorees/hofer_bios/mays_willie.htm

http://www.thebaseballpage.com/past/pp/mayswillie/

Owens, Jesse – Athlete

http://www.jesseowens.com/jobio2.html

http://allsands.com/Sports/History/jesseowens_vzw_gn.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0912.html

http://www.jesse-owens.org/about1.html

Powell, Colin – Military and Political Leader

www.lucidcafe.com/library/96apr/powell.html

http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/powell_c.htm

http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/powell-bio.html

http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/pow0bio-1

Rice, Condaleezza - Political Leader

http://www.whitehouse.gov/nsc/ricebio.html

http://www.who2.com/condoleezzarice.html

http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=Condoleeza_Rice

Ringgold, Faith – Writer/Artist

  http://www2.scholastic.com/teachers/authorsandbooks/authorstudies/authorhome.jhtml?authorID=81&collateralID=5271&displayName=Biography

www.faithringgold.com/ringgold/bio.htm

http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=25610&view=sml_sptlght

Robinson, Jackie – Baseball Player

http://www.jackierobinson.com/home.html

http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/robinson_j.htm

http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers_and_honorees/hofer_bios/robinson_jackie.htm

Rudolph, Wilma – Athlete

http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/rudolph_w.htm

www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/rudo-wil.htm

http://espn.go.com/sportscentury/features/00016444.html

http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/dreamteam/wilmarudolph.html

Truth, Sojourner - Slave

http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/trut-soj.htm

http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/truth_s.htm

http://www.civilwarhome.com/truthbio.htm

Washington, Book. T – Educator

http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/washington_b.htm

http://www.ushistory.net/toc/washington.html

http://www.nps.gov/bowa/btwbio.html

Walker, Madame C. J. - Inventor

http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/walk-mad.htm

http://www.africawithin.com/bios/cj_walker.htm

http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blwalker.htm

Wells, Ida B. – Writer

http://www.chicagohistory.org/AOTM/Mar98/mar98fact2.html

http://www.duke.edu/~ldbaker/classes/AAIH/caaih/ibwells/ibwbkgrd.html

http://www.africawithin.com/bios/ida_wells.htm

http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/wells_i.htm

Woods, Granville T. Inventor

http://www.princeton.edu/~mcbrown/display/woods.html

http://ohiobio.org/gwoods.htm

http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blwoods.htm

http://www.gibbsmagazine.com/GTWoods.htm