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Jackie Robinson
The very first African American baseball player to play in the MLB. He introduced the end to the Black segregation in the MLB. He won the "most valuable player award" in 1949 -
Medgar Evers
An African American that was very involved in the Civil Rights movement. Went out of his was every day to go to school and prove he can be treated as an equal. -
Little Rock Crisis
A young group of African Americans that were let into a white school from President Eisenhower and because of this it gave them better education but they were still trated unfair and were segregated. -
Martin Luther King, jr.
Started the African American civil rights movement. MLK had become a national icon of modern american liberalism. The youngestperson the recieve the Nobel Peace Prize. -
JFK on Civil Rights
President JFK did not sign any Civil Rightslegislation but was involved through posthumosly. This was his contribution -
Malcom X
An African American Muslim. Malcom was a great advocite to the freedom rights for Africn Americans and was considered one of the most influential people of all time. -
Obama Elected
First African American President of the U.S. Has influenced African Americans to shoot for gold and know they can do anything if they set their mind to it
