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1745: Perseverance: Olaudah Equiano

1745: Perseverance: Olaudah Equiano

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1770: Civility: Crispus Attucks

1770: Civility: Crispus Attucks

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1780: Faith: Henry Hosier/Francis Asbury

1780: Faith: Henry Hosier/Francis Asbury

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African American South Carolinians

1791 Teamwork: African American South Carolinians:

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1791: Optimism: Benjamin Banneker

1791: Optimism: Benjamin Banneker

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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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George Moses Horton

1829: Perseverance: George Moses Horton

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1835: Industriousness: William Johnson

1835: Industriousness: William Johnson

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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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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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1862: Courage: Robert Smalls

1862: Courage: Robert Smalls

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1863 :Teamwork: James Gooding

1863 :Teamwork: James Gooding

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Alexander Augustus

1864: Perseverance: Alexander Augustus

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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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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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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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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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George Washington Carver

1896: Perseverance: George Washington Carver

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1903: Purposefulness: W.E.B. DuBois

1903: Purposefulness: W.E.B. DuBois

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1905: Civility: Niagara Movement Founders:

1905: Civility: Niagara Movement Founders:

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William Handy

1905: Perseverance: William Handy

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Matthew Henson

1906: Optimism: Matthew Henson

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1911: Purposefulness: Arturo Schomburg

1911: Purposefulness: Arturo Schomburg

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1916: Courage: Garrett Morgan

1916: Courage: Garrett Morgan

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Horace Pippin

1918: Self-Discipline: Horace Pippin

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Harlem Hellfighters

1918: Teamwork: Harlem Hellfighters

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Oscar Micheaux

1919: Self-Reliance: Oscar Micheaux:

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A.G. Gaston

1923: Industriousness: A.G. Gaston

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1924: Integrity: Duke Ellington

1924: Integrity: Duke Ellington

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Alain Locke

1925: Compassion: Alain Locke

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1925: Faith: Howard Thurman

1925: Faith: Howard Thurman

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Langston Hughes

1926:: Optimism: Langston Hughes

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1935: Compassion: Frederick Douglass Patterson

1935: Compassion: Frederick Douglass Patterson

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Jerome Holland

1938: Self-Discipline: Jerome Holland

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1940: Industriousness: Frederick McKinley Jones

1940: Industriousness: Frederick McKinley Jones

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Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole

1960: Teamwork: Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole

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Gordon Parks

1969: Self-Reliance: Gordon Parks

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1971: Integrity: Marvin Gaye

1971: Integrity: Marvin Gaye

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2008: Self-Discipline: Kobe Bryant

2008: Self-Discipline: Kobe Bryant

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Barack and Michelle Obama

2008: Teamwork: Barack & Michelle Obama

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2009: Faith: T.D. Jakes

2009: Faith: T.D. Jakes

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The Carters: Beyonce & Jay-Z

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

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2018: Self-Reliance: Chadwick Boseman

2018: Self-Reliance: Chadwick Boseman

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