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Aiken Standard in Aiken, South Carolina

31 Jan 2000

Page 12

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Aiken Standard

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Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 2000

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12

20th Century Heroes Great African-Americans

Harriet Tubman escaped slavery and led over 300 to freedom while aiding elderly care education for black children and women's rights. Bois founded NAACP. Martin Luther King Jr mobilized peaceful civil rights, Nobel Prize 1964, assassinated at 39. Thurgood Marshall, first Black Supreme Court justice, Brown v Board of Education victory. Colin Powell served 35 years, chaired Joint Chiefs, leads America Promise.

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Harriet Tubman Martin Luther King Jr Thurgood Marshall Thurgood ’ — ‘Marshall Supreme Court NAACP Colin Powell Joint Chiefs of Staff America Promise Powell Just Jemison Carver Robinson Ellington Anderson Morrison Rudolph Service Cosby Tubman King Marshall Ashe
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Essence Atkins Yvette Henderson on Smart Guy show

Essence Atkins, born in Brooklyn, studied ballet as a child and trained in acting at Professional Children’s School. She appeared on The Cosby Show and later in Family Matters The Parent Hood and The Wayans Brothers, plus stage work. She lives in Los Angeles and enjoys movies singing and travel.

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Yvette Henderson Essence Brooklyn N.Y Ecience Los Angeles
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Notable Black Pioneers in Space, Science and Arts

The text highlights Mae Jemison as an astronaut and entrepreneur, Ernest Just a biologist who studied living cells, and Marian Anderson the Met Opera trailblazer. It notes injustices they faced, such as prejudice in Europe and the U S, and Marian Anderson's landmark Lincoln Memorial concert arranged by Eleanor Roosevelt. It invites readers to find stories about admired people and mentions a Valentine themed Mini Page next week.

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Ernest Just Europe Marian Anderson Metropolitan Opera New York Eleanor Roosevelt Lincoln Memorial
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