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1773: Faith: Phillis Wheatley

1773: Faith: Phillis Wheatley

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1781: Self-Reliance: Elizabeth Freeman

1781: Self-Reliance: Elizabeth Freeman

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1783: Faith; Jarena Lee

1783: Faith; Jarena Lee

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African American South Carolinians

1791 Teamwork: African American South Carolinians:

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1827: Self-Reliance: Matilda

1827: Self-Reliance: Matilda

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Charlotte Forten Grimké

1837: Perseverance: Charlotte Forten Grimké:

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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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1855: Civility: California Blacks

1855: Civility: California Blacks

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Redoshi

1860: Chapter 04: Perseverance: Redoshi

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Mary Church Terrell

1863: Optimism: Mary Church Terrell

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1865: Compassion: Rebecca Lee Crumpler

1865: Compassion: Rebecca Lee Crumpler

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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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Lucy Craft Laney

1883: Industriousness: Lucy Craft Laney

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1889: Courage: Hallie Quinn Brown

1889: Courage: Hallie Quinn Brown

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Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin

1895: Teamwork: Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin

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Maggie Lena Walker

1903: Industriousness: Maggie Lena Walker

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1904: Faith: Mary McLeod Bethune

1904: Faith: Mary McLeod Bethune

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1905: Civility: Niagara Movement Founders:

1905: Civility: Niagara Movement Founders:

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1906: Faith: Lucy Farrow

1906: Faith: Lucy Farrow

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Nannie Helen Burroughs

1909: Compassion: Nannie Helen Burroughs

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Madam C.J. Walker

1913: Industriousness: Madam C.J. Walker

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Georgia Douglas Johnson

1918: Optimism: Georgia Douglas Johnson:

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1921: Courage: Ida B. Wells

1921: Courage: Ida B. Wells

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1922: Perseverance: Bessie Coleman

1922: Perseverance: Bessie Coleman

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1929: Self-Reliance: Nella Larsen:

1929: Self-Reliance: Nella Larsen:

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1935: Courage: Eunice Carter

1935: Courage: Eunice Carter

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Willa Brown

1937: Optimism: Willa Brown

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Ella Baker

1943: Compassion: Ella Baker

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1945: Integrity: Lena Horne

1945: Integrity: Lena Horne

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1946: Integrity: Jackie Ormes

1946: Integrity: Jackie Ormes

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Jean Blackwell Hutson

1948: Optimism: Jean Blackwell Hutson

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Rosetta Tharpe

1950: Industriousness: Rosetta Tharpe

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1951: Self-Reliance: Bessie Blount Griffin

1951: Self-Reliance: Bessie Blount Griffin

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Lucy Miller Mitchell

1953: Compassion: Lucy Miller Mitchell

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Althea Gibson

1956: Self-Discipline: Althea Gibson

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1957: Civility: Elizabeth Eckford

1957: Civility: Elizabeth Eckford

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Wilma Rudolph

1960: Optimism: Wilma Rudolph

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Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole

1960: Teamwork: Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole

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1961: Purposefulness: Katherine Johnson

1961: Purposefulness: Katherine Johnson

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1962: Faith: Prathia Hall

1962: Faith: Prathia Hall

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1963: Civility: Amelia Boynton

1963: Civility: Amelia Boynton

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1964: Civility: Frankie Freeman

1964: Civility: Frankie Freeman

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1964: Integrity: Emma Amos

1964: Integrity: Emma Amos

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1967: Purposefulness: Raye Montague

1967: Purposefulness: Raye Montague

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1969; Integrity: Maya Angelou

1969; Integrity: Maya Angelou

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Diana Ross

1970: Compassion: Diana Ross

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1972: Purposefulness: June Bacon-Bercey

1972: Purposefulness: June Bacon-Bercey

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1972: Self-Reliance: Shirley Chisholm

1972: Self-Reliance: Shirley Chisholm

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1975: Purposefulness: Septima Poinsette Clark

1975: Purposefulness: Septima Poinsette Clark

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Hazel Johnson-Brown

1979: Optimism: Hazel Johnson-Brown

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Patricia Bath

1986: Compassion: Patricia Bath

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2005: Civility: Condoleezza Rice

2005: Civility: Condoleezza Rice

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Marian Croak

2006: Industriousness: Marian Croak

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2008: Optimism: Oprah Winfrey

2008: Optimism: Oprah Winfrey

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Barack and Michelle Obama

2008: Teamwork: Barack & Michelle Obama

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The Carters: Beyonce & Jay-Z

2010: Compassion: The Carters: Beyoncé/Jay-Z

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Serena Williams

2012: Perseverance: Serena Williams

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2014: Integrity: Yara Shahidi

2014: Integrity: Yara Shahidi

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2015: Purposefulness: Misty Copeland

2015: Purposefulness: Misty Copeland

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2016: Courage: Simone Biles

2016: Courage: Simone Biles

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