Thurgood Marshall: First African American Supreme Court Justice, He was a lawyer and was then chosen by the president to be one of 9 Supreme Court Judges, Helped win the case: Brown V The Board of Education, Helped end segregation by allowing children of all colors to go to their neighborhood school, Married Cecelia Suyatt and had 2 children, Martin Luther King Jr.: Was a minister like his father, Held marches and peaceful speeches, Helped to bring about equal treatment for all Americans, Helped Rosa parks end segregation on buses, Gave the famous: I Have a Dream speech, Helen Keller: Was blind and deaf, Her teacher was Annie Sullivan, Learned to read braille, Learned the word water at the water pump, overcame disabilities and helped others, Rosa Parks: Helped to start the Montgomery Bus Boycott, refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white passenger, was arrested for not standing up on the bus, She was born on February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama, She rode the bus every day to her job as a seamstress,

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