"What famous city did Benjamin Banneker help design? Why was Harriet Tubman called the 'Moses' of her people? Who were the 'Men of the Massachusetts 54th'? Why was the peanut so important to the rebuilding of the south after the Civil War? Who delivered the famous 'I Have a Dream' speech in Washington, D.C.? How did Sojourner Truth get her name? These are but a few of the questions answered in Famous African Americans"--Container.
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