Jackie Robinson		This person invented a machine, called a "lasting machine," that stitched the leather of a shoe to its sole.
Jan Matzeliger		his person was a doctor who spent two eyars working with poor people in Africa before she went on to become famous.
Booker T. Washington		When this person was just a few weeks old, he and hsi smother were kidnapped. His mother was sold into slavery.
George Washington Carver		n 1962, this person became the first black player iducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Hariet Tubman		This person sang in church choirs while growing up as the grand-daughter of two Methodist ministers.
Leontyne Price		his person started a school in Alabama where balck children could learn skills such as shoemaking and farming.
Sojourner Truth		One of 13 children, this person's birthname was Isabella Baumfree.
Shirley Chisholm		his person served three years in reform school for attempted burglary before writing many famous rock-and-roll songs.
Rosa Parks		Becasue this person led so many slaves to freedom, he or she was sometimes called by the nickname Moses.
Chuck Berry		his person's performance at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games made him famous.
Thurgood Marshal		This person refused to give up a seat on the bus. That led to a 382-day bus boycott by black people in Montgomery.
Malcolm X		Nation of Islam minister at one time, this person was assassinated while giving a speech in 1965.
Fredrick Douglass		This person started a newspaper called "The North Star"
Jessi Owens		The president named thsi person to be the first black to hold a seat on the Supreme Court, the highest court in the land.
Mae Jemison		This person worked at a childcare center before becoming a well-known political figure.