Madam C. J. Walker was the first American woman to earn 1 million dollars. On December 23, 1867, she was born into a racist society. She grew up working in the laundry mats, trying to invent a hair product for regrowth. A black man told the ingredients in a dream she had one night. She set up her own business and sold her products worldwide. In 1919, she died of kidney failure. Her business is still running today.

Matthew Henson was one of the first two people to reach the North Pole. He was born in Maryland, 1866. He had many jobs by age 14 in Baltimore. He worked on a ship at age 19; he sailed around by China. Then he met another captain. They made trips up north to reach the pole and met many disasters. He reached the pol

Malcolm was born May 19, 1925. As a child he shined shoes. When he was older he became a hustler; he sold drugs and robbed people. He was sent to prison in 1946. While in prison, he read about slavery and blacks. He turned Islam and in 1952 he was out of jail. He was against nonviolent civil acts. All his ways were related to Islam and he compared everything to Islam. His leader, Mr. Muhammad, named him first national minister. He spoke for the cause of blacks. Years later he went to talk on stage, then two men ran down the isle firing at him and killing him. He never got to pursue his dream of a white and black organization.

Romare Bearden is the most celebrated black American artist of the 20th century. He was born on September 2, 1912, in Charlotte, North Carolina. He became the organist at his church at a young age. After high school, he went to Boston University to study medicine. He was an excellent pitcher. After a year he transferred to New York University. He drew political comics for newspapers. He graduated in 1935 with a math degree. He had liked art very much. In 1936 he went to the Manhattan Art School for one and a half years. He traveled to Paris in 1949 to continue his art career. He opened shows and museums to show all his work. He was a success all over the world. He died in 1988 of bone cancer.

Shirley Chisholm was very important during the civil rights movement. She started "Ms." because she thought people shouldn't be judged by if they are married or not. She was born 1924, in Brooklyn, New York. She got good grades in high school; she graduated in 1942 then majored in sociology at Brooklyn College. She took night classes while she was a teacher so she could get her masters degree in education. In 1964 she ran for state assembly and won. In 1968 she ran for Congress and won. In 1972 she ran president of a major party after being encouraged by all her friends and colleagues. She did not win. She retired from politics in 1972 and left congress in 1982.

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