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George Washington
He was the First President.
He was born in 1732.
He was called the "Father of our Country."
His face is on the $1 bill
He never lived in The White House.
He was the commander in the Army. -
Abraham Lincoln
He was our sixteenth president.
His nickname was "Honest Abe."
He worked to free slaves.
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Susan B. Anthony
She wanted women to have the right to vote.
She voted illegally and had to pay a fine.
She helped have the nineteenth amendment passed. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was a civil rights activist in the 1950s and 1960s. He led non-violent protests to fight for the rights of all people including African Americans. He hoped that America and the world could become a colorblind society where race would not impact a person's civil rights. He is considered one of the great orators of modern times, and his speeches still inspire many to this day -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks was an African American civil rights activist who fought for equal rights for all people.
In the 1950s, there were segregated theaters, restaurants, bathrooms, and buses. Blacks and people of other races did not go to the same schools as whites.
Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama.
This act started the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
