Paul Revere		OBSTACLES: lived in an area where many immigrants worked on farms with unfair and poor working conditions
Frederick Douglass		OBSTACLES: was an African American who lived during a time of discrimination and prejudice
Susan B. Anthony		OBSTACLES: lived during a time when many people in countries around the world did not have basic rights and freedoms
Mary McLeod Bethune		OBSTACLES: was a patriot during the time of the American Revolution who lived in a city where many British soldiers were quartered
Franklin D. Roosevelt		OBSTACLES: was a former African American slave who lived during the Civil War era
Eleanor Roosevelt		OBSTACLES: lived during a time when children of a specific background did not receive the same quality of education as other children
Thurgood Marshall		OBSTACLES: lived during a time period when women did not have the same rights as men
Lyndon B. Johnson		OBSTACLES: lived during the time of the Great Depression when many people were homeless and out of work; also lived during a time when much of the world was at war
César Chávez		OBSTACLES: lived during a time when people were denied civil and voting rights based on their backgrounds