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                                       BESSIE SMITH-1894-1937-SINGER
                                             EMPRESS OF THE BLUES

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ODETTA HOLMES-1930-2008-SNGER-SONGWRITER-MUSICIAN-ACTRESS-CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST

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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