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FamousFamousAmericansAmericans
Who Am I?Who Am I?
Born in VirginiaBorn in VirginiaA farmerA farmerBrave leaderBrave leaderFirst United States President in First United States President in
a Republican form of a Republican form of governmentgovernment
““Father of our Country”Father of our Country”
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Who Am I?Who Am I?
George Washington
Photo: Library of CongressGeorge Washington, head-and-shoulders portrait by Gilbert Stuart
Who Am I?Who Am I?
With kite experiment, he With kite experiment, he proved that electricity was proved that electricity was present in lightningpresent in lightning
Started the first libraryStarted the first libraryStarted the first fire Started the first fire
departmentdepartment
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Who Am I?Who Am I?
Ben FranklinBen Franklin
Photo: Library of CongressPeale, Charles Wilson, artist. "Benjamin Franklin."
Photograph of the last portrait made during Franklin's lifetime,
painted in 1787. Detroit Publishing Co., copyright 1913.
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress.
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Born in a log cabinBorn in a log cabinTaught himself how to read Taught himself how to read President of the United StatesPresident of the United StatesHelped free slavesHelped free slavesKnown as “Honest Abe”Known as “Honest Abe”
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Who Am I?Who Am I?
Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln
Photo: Library of Congress
Abraham Lincoln: Last sitting four days before his assassination at Ford's Theater on April 14, 1865
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African AmericanAfrican AmericanStudied plants and scienceStudied plants and scienceBecame a teacherBecame a teacherFound hundreds of uses for Found hundreds of uses for
peanuts, sweet potatoes, and peanuts, sweet potatoes, and soybeanssoybeans
Who Am I?Who Am I?
Who Am I?Who Am I?
George Washington CarverGeorge Washington Carver
Photo: Library of Congress
George Washington Carver, full-length portrait, standing in field, probably at Tuskegee,
holding piece of soil
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Led women in struggle for Led women in struggle for equal rightsequal rights
Helped women get the right Helped women get the right to voteto vote
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Who Am I?Who Am I?
Susan B. AnthonySusan B. Anthony
Photo: Library of Congress
Susan B. Anthony, half-length portrait, seated, facing slightly right]
photo by Dr. Smith, 1871
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First African American major First African American major league baseball playerleague baseball player
His actions helped other His actions helped other African Americans gain African Americans gain opportunitiesopportunities
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Who Am I?Who Am I?
Jackie Robinson
Photo: Library of Congress
Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers, posed and ready to swing.Sandberg, Bob, photographer, 1954
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African American ministerAfrican American ministerWorked hard for fair Worked hard for fair
treatment for African treatment for African AmericansAmericans
Led peaceful marchesLed peaceful marchesHelped change lawsHelped change laws
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Who Am I?Who Am I?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Photo: Library of CongressWashington: The Rev. Martin Luther King
delivers his address at the Lincoln Memorial here 8/28/63 during the civil rights march on Washington
Who Am I?Who Am I?
Overcame disabilities Overcame disabilities Helped others who were blind Helped others who were blind
and deafand deaf
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Who Am I?Who Am I?
Helen KellerHelen Keller
Photo: Library of Congress
Who Am I?Who Am I?
Indian girl (first American)Indian girl (first American)Helper and friend to the Helper and friend to the
settlers of Jamestownsettlers of Jamestown
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Who Am I?Who Am I?
Pocahontas
Photo: Library of CongressPocahontas in European Dress
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African American woman who African American woman who refused to give up her public refused to give up her public bus seatbus seat
This helped bring about This helped bring about changes in equal rights lawschanges in equal rights laws
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Who Am I?Who Am I?
Rosa ParksRosa Parks
Photo: Library of Congress
Rosa Parks, three-quarter length portrait, seated toward front of bus, facing right, Montgomery,
Alabama, 1956
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Believed to have sewn one of Believed to have sewn one of our country’s first flagsour country’s first flags
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Who Am I?Who Am I?
Betsy Ross
Photo: Library of CongressMaking the flag. Ferris, Jean Louis Gerome, 1863-1930, artist.
Who Am I?Who Am I?
A lawyer who defended A lawyer who defended people when people didn’t people when people didn’t always have equal rightsalways have equal rights
First African American United First African American United States Supreme Court JusticeStates Supreme Court Justice
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Who Am I?Who Am I?
Thurgood MarshallThurgood Marshall
Photo: Library of CongressOfficial portraits of the 1976 U.S. Supreme Court:
Justice Thurgood Marshall, 1976
Who Am I?Who Am I?
Born in Virginia.Born in Virginia.The third President of the United The third President of the United
States. States. Wrote the Declaration of Wrote the Declaration of
Independence, which states that Independence, which states that people have certain rights. people have certain rights.
A leader who helped develop the A leader who helped develop the countrycountry
Who Am I?Who Am I?
Who Am I?Who Am I?
Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson
Photo: Library of CongressThomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
Who Am I?Who Am I?
Brooke, R. N. (1900-1912). Pocahontas. Library of Congress: America's Library, Meet Amazing Americans.
Ferris, J. L. G. (1900-1920). [Making the flag]. Library of Congress: American Memory, Touring Turn-of-the-Century America: Photographs from the Detroit Publishing Company, 1880 - 1920.
Gardner, A. (1862). [Abraham Lincoln: Last sitting four days before his assassination at Ford's Theater on April 14, 1865]. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs.
Johnston, Frances Benjamin (1906). [George Washington Carver, full-length portrait, standing in field, probably at Tuskegee, holding piece of soil]. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs.
Oakes, Robert S. (1976). [Official portraits of the 1976 U.S. Supreme Court: Justice Thurgood Marshall]. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs.
Who Am I?Who Am I?
Brooke, R. N. (1900-1912). Pocahontas. Library of Congress: America's Library, Meet Amazing Americans.
Ferris, J. L. G. (1900-1920). [Making the flag]. Library of Congress: American Memory, Touring Turn-of-the-Century America: Photographs from the Detroit Publishing Company, 1880 - 1920.
Gardner, A. (1862). [Abraham Lincoln: Last sitting four days before his assassination at Ford's Theater on April 14, 1865]. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs.
Johnston, Frances Benjamin (1906). [George Washington Carver, full-length portrait, standing in field, probably at Tuskegee, holding piece of soil]. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs.
Oakes, Robert S. (1976). [Official portraits of the 1976 U.S. Supreme Court: Justice Thurgood Marshall]. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs.
Who Am I?Who Am I?
Unknown. (1871). [Susan B. Anthony, half-length portrait, seated, facing slightly right] / photo by Dr. Smith. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs.
Unknown. (1904). Helen Keller No. 8. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs.
Unknown. (1963). Washington: The Rev. Martin Luther King delivers his address at the Lincoln Memorial here 8/28 during the civil rights march on Washington . Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs.
