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1816: Faith: Richard Allen

1816: Faith: Richard Allen

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1817: Self-Discipline: Francis Johnson

1817: Self-Discipline: Francis Johnson

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1827: Civility: John Russworm

1827: Civility: John Russworm

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1827: Self-Reliance: Matilda

1827: Self-Reliance: Matilda

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George Moses Horton

1829: Perseverance: George Moses Horton

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1835: Industriousness: William Johnson

1835: Industriousness: William Johnson

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Charlotte Forten Grimké

1837: Perseverance: Charlotte Forten Grimké:

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1842: Integrity: Charles Remond

1842: Integrity: Charles Remond

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Norbert Rillieux

1843: Industriousness: Norbert Rilieux

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1844: Courage: William Still

1844: Courage: William Still

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African American Bostonians

1844: Teamwork: African American Bostonians

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1850: Faith: Harriet Tubman

1850: Faith: Harriet Tubman

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Mary Ellen

1850: Industriousness: Mary Ellen Pleasant

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Sojourner Truth

1851: Self-Reliance: Sojourner Truth

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1853: Purposefulness: James McCune Smith

1853: Purposefulness: James McCune Smith

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1855: Civility: California Blacks

1855: Civility: California Blacks

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1856: Self-Reliance: Sylvester Gray

1856: Self-Reliance: Sylvester Gray

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1858: Purposefulness: William Wells Brown

1858: Purposefulness: William Wells Brown

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1858: Self-Discipline: Thomas Wiggins

1858: Self-Discipline: Thomas Wiggins

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Redoshi

1860: Chapter 04: Perseverance: Redoshi

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1862: Courage: Robert Smalls

1862: Courage: Robert Smalls

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1863 :Teamwork: James Gooding

1863 :Teamwork: James Gooding

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Mary Church Terrell

1863: Optimism: Mary Church Terrell

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Alexander Augustus

1864: Perseverance: Alexander Augustus

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1865: Compassion: Rebecca Lee Crumpler

1865: Compassion: Rebecca Lee Crumpler

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1865: Courage: Thomas Morris Chester

1865: Courage: Thomas Morris Chester

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1870: Civility: Hiram Rhodes Revels

1870: Civility: Hiram Rhodes Revels

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Edmonia Lewis

1870: Perseverance: Edmonia Lewis:

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African Americans in Kentucky

1871: Teamwork: African Americans From Kentucky

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Fisk Jubilee Singers

1871: Teamwork: Fisk Jubilee Singers

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Paul Laurence Dunbar

1872: Teamwork: Paul Laurence Dunbar

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1873: Integrity: Richard Harvey Cain

1873: Integrity: Richard Harvey Cain

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1875: Courage: Joseph Rainey

1875: Courage: Joseph Rainey

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1875: Self-Discipline: John Wesley Cromwell

1875: Self-Discipline: John Wesley Cromwell

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1876: Chapter 02: Self-Discipline: Lewis Latimer

1876: Chapter 02: Self-Discipline: Lewis Latimer

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1876: Civility: Blanche K. Bruce

1876: Civility: Blanche K. Bruce

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1881: Courage: George Washington Williams

1881: Courage: George Washington Williams

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Lucy Craft Laney

1883: Industriousness: Lucy Craft Laney

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1883: Purposefulness: Frederick Douglass:

1883: Purposefulness: Frederick Douglass:

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1884: Integrity: T. Thomas Fortune

1884: Integrity: T. Thomas Fortune

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1887: Self-Discipline: Granville Woods

1887: Self-Discipline: Granville Woods

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1889: Courage: Hallie Quinn Brown

1889: Courage: Hallie Quinn Brown

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1893: Compassion: Daniel Hale Williams

1893: Compassion: Daniel Hale Williams

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Booker T. Washington

1895: Self-Discipline: Booker T. Washington

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Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin

1895: Teamwork: Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin

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George Washington Carver

1896: Perseverance: George Washington Carver

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