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What American journalist campaigned against the lynching of blacks during the late 1800's and early 1900's and helped found the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)?
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Who was the first woman in the United States to establish and serve as president of a bank?
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Who was the founder and head of Tuskegee Institute, a vocational school for blacks in Tuskegee, Alabama?
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Who started the "Back-to-Africa" movement in the United States?
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Who helped pioneer surgery on the human heart and became the first surgeon to repair a tear in the pericardium (sac around the heart)?
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Who was the first African American to serve in the United States Senate?
