Colored Reflections

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Anthony Mu�oz Hall of Fame Offensive Lineman	16th Street Bombing BirminghamChurch Bombing
A. Philip Randolph Labor Organizer	Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. New York Politician
Alberta Hunter Cabaret Singer	Alexander Palmer Haley Master Storyteller
Alice Walker Pulitzer Prize Winner	Althea Gibson Tennis Star
American Bandstand Dick Clark's TV Show	Andrew Young Former UN Ambassador
Anita Hill Speaking Out	Arsenio Hall Something That Makes You Go MMM�
Arthur Ashe Sports Legend	Bella Abzug Battling the Boys
Berry Gordy, Jr. Founder of Motown	Betty Ford Former First Lady
Betty Friedan NOW	Betty Shabazz Widow Of The Revolution
Bill 'Bogangles' Robinson Tap Legend	Billie Holiday Jazz Vocalist
Billy Graham Minister To America	Bob Moses Educating By The Numbers
Brown vs. Board Separate but Equal	Canada Lee Actor
C�sar Ch�vez Migrant Organizer	Challenger Explosion Beyond The Stars
Charles Drew Medical Researcher	Charlie Parker Jazz/BeBop Pioneer
Chuck Berry Father Of Rock And Roll	Clarence Thomas Supreme Court Justice
Clayton Moore The Lone Ranger	Clint Eastwood Western Icon
Colin Powell The New Republicans	Collapse Of The Berlin Wall Let Freedom Ring
Curt Flood Changing The Rules	D.B. Cooper Flight into Mystery
David Duke Political Opportunist	Deford Bailey Harmonica Wizard
Dick Gregory Human Rights Activist	Dinah Washington Queen Of The Blues
Dionisio (Dennis) Ch�vez 1st Latino U.S. Senator	Dodger Stadium Dodgers Move to LA
Dolores Huerta Co-Founder of the UFW	Dorothy Dandridge Hollywood Film Star
Eartha Kitt Stage and Screen Entertainer	Edward R. Murrow An American Original
Eldrick "Tiger" Woods Simply The Best	Elijah Muhammad The Nation Of Islam
Ellen Ochoa 1st Latina Astronaut	Emmett Till Jim Crow Martyr
Equality in Education Latinos and Education	Ethel Waters Early Cabaret Star
Eugene "Bull" Connor Hoses and Hatred	Eugene "Bull" Connor Hoses and Hatred
Everett Alvarez, Jr. Longest POW held in Vietnam	Fats Waller "Your Feet's Too Big"
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz Cuban Revolutionary	George Takei Star Trek's Mr. Sulu
Geraldine Ferraro Democrat	Gloria Steinem �.Hear Me Roar�..
Gordon Parks Film Maker and Photographer	Helen Adams Keller The World I Live In�
Herb Jeffries Singing Cowboy	Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter Folk & Blues Musician
Huey P. Newton Minister of Defense	Iran-Contra Scandal The Downfall of the Teflon President
Iranian Hostage Crisis 444 Days of Terror	J.C. Watts, JR. Republican Politician
Jaime Escalante Mathematics Teacher Extraordinaire	James A. Baldwin Writer & Activist
Janet Reno First Woman Attorney General	Jay Silverheels "�faithful companion, Tonto"
Jesse Cleveland Owens Legendary Olympian	Jesse Ventura Govenor of Minnesota
Jester Hairston National Treasure	Jimi Hendrix Rock Virtuoso
John F. Kennedy Assassinated President	John Wayne Hollywood's Duke
Johnny Otis Godfather of R&B;	Jonas Salk Polio Vaccine
Josephine Baker International Entertainer	Just Another Brick From The Wall�
Korczak Ziolkowski Visionary Sculptor	Larry Doby Second Negro In the Majors
Latinos In The Entertainment Industry	Lee Elder Breaking into the Master's
Lee Iacocca Chrysler CEO	Leonard Peltier Political Prisoner
Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige Negro League Great	Live Aid We Are The Children
Loretta Lynn Coal Miner's Daughter	Lorraine Hansberry Author and Playwright
Louis Armstrong Jazz Ambassador	Lynn Hart Changes History " This Cowboy Is A Hero"
Madalyn Murray O'Hair "The Most Hated Woman In America"	Mae C. Jemison Astronaut
Mahalia Jackson Gospel Singer	Malcolm X Militant Spokesman
Marcia Clark If the Glove Fits�	Marian Anderson Classical Singer
Martin L. King, Jr. Voice of Civil Rights	Marvin Gaye Soul Song Stylist
Mary Bethune Educational Visionary	Matthew Henson Arctic Explorer
Maxine Waters	Maya Angelou Author and Poet
Medger Evers Slain Civil Rights Activist	Mexico Olympics Athletes Protest
Michael Milken Junk Bond King	Morris Dees "The Man Who Should Be Dead"
Muhammad Ali The Greatest Of All Time	Nichelle Nichols Star Trek Member
Occupation of Alcatraz Native American Protest	Oprah Winfrey Daytime's Talk Queen
Oseola McCarty "She Gave Her All"	Paul Leroy Robeson Controversial Performer
POW/MIA The Tolls of War	Rafer Johnson Decathlon Champion
Ralph J. Bunche International Mediator	Richard Feynman Number Cruncher
Richard Franklin Lenox Thomas Pryor The King Of Comedy	Richard Wright Writer
Richie Havens Wookstock Icon	Robert Cardenas Flying Wing Test Pilot
Robert F. Kennedy Politician and Humanitarian	Roberto Clemente Sports Hero
Roebuck "Pops" Staples Soul-Stirring Guitarist	Rosa Parks Sparked Civil Rights
Roy Campanella Baseball Hero	Ruben Salazar Investigative Jounalist
Sally Ride First US Woman in Space	Sam Walton American Original
Sammy Davis, Jr. Las Vegas Legend	Scatman Crothers Copasetic Entertainer
Senator Joseph McCarthy Tail-Gunner Joe	Sidney Poitier Academy Award Winner
Stephen King "The Boogeyman"	Steven Spielberg
Sugar Ray Robinson Professional Boxer	The Bus Boycott Civil Rights Struggle
The Eighties	The Fifties
The Forties	The Nineties
The Scottsboro Boys Miscarriage of Justice	The Seventies
The Sixties	The Supremes Where did Our Love Go?
The Twist Dance Craze	Thurgood Marshall Supreme Court Judge
Tina Turner Rock's Grand Dame	Tom Bradley Former L.A. Mayor
Toni Morrison Pulitzer Prize Winner	W.C. Handy Blues & Jazz Composer
W.E.B. Dubois Educational Visionary	William F. Buckley Jr. Political Pundit
William Lee Shellman Mentor	William Shockley Father of the Transistor
Wilma Rudolph Olympic Gold Winner	Women in Sports
Woodstock: Recreating The Magic Our Music	Zora Neale Hurston Folklorist and Anthropologist