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                                      OCTAVIA BUTLER-1947-2006-AUTHOR
                        First Science Fiction Writer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship Genius Grant

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                            SHIRLEY CHISHOLM-1924-2005-POLITICIAN-EDUCATOR-AUTHOR
                                              First Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress
                               First woman to run for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination
                      First Black candidate for a major party's nomination for President of the U.S.

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    FANNIE LOU HAMER-1917-1977-CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER/ACTIVIST-PHILANTROPHIST

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       DOROTHY HEIGHT-1912-2010-CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST-HUMANITARIAN-EDUCATOR
                              Her life's work represents dedication to justice for all.

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                                     CLARA WARD-1924-1973-GOSPEL MUSIC PIONEER
                                First gospel singer to sing with a 100-piece symphony orchestra

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                                                  ETHEL L. PAYNE-1911-1991
                             JOURNALIST-PUBLISHER-EDUCATOR-CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER
                                         First Black Woman Radio and Television Commentator

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                                    NAOMI SIMS-1948-2009-Model-Writer-Businesswoman
                                            One of America's first Black Supermodels