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ernest hemingway
american writer who changed the english writing pose.
Robert F Kennedy Sr.
brother of a president who also served honorably
Joseph McCarthey
contreversial senator known for Mcarthysm, Anti-communist crusade.
Medgar Evans
dedicated his life for civil rights in Mississippi.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
first Jewish women judge appointed on supreme court
Jackson Pollock
influential abstract artist who created the drip technique
Muhammed Ali
the goat of boxing and big philanthropist.
John Lewis
was an american civil rights leader and politician.
Florence Kelly (1859-1932)
woman who advocated for working rights and discrimination
Jessie Owens
won four gold medals at Hitlers 1936 olympics.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
wrote many influential books just like the Great Gatsby.
Betty Friedan
wrote the feminine mystique which sparked public activism.
Henry Kissinger
American politician who supported Bengali and genocide.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Advocated for equality and womens rights.
Katherine Johnson
African American women, worked for NASA, made changes.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Basketball icon, activist, ambassador; advocate for justice, equality
Cesar Chavez
Civil rights advocate, Latino, and farm labor leader.
Frances Perkins
First women in cabinet, made the new deal
Al Smith
Head of efficiency movement, NY governor during WWI.
Malcom X
Influential colored man who fought for equal rights.
John Muir
Naturalist, preserved land, father of the national parks.
John Stienbeck
Novelist, wrote about farmers during the great depression.
Andy Warhol
Pioneer of pop-art with strong contemporary influence.
Huey Long
Populist governer that helped during the great depression.