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Contribution: The act of giving or doing something to improve the lives of others.84173221178316th president of the United States.Helped abolish slavery.0016th president of the United States.Helped abolish slavery.Abraham LincolnChristopher Columbus6838327544Led the way for European exploration and helped colonize the Americas.00Led the way for European exploration and helped colonize the Americas.Benjamin Franklin40572721661Proved that electricity was present in lightening through his kite experiment.Started the first library and first volunteer fire department in America.00Proved that electricity was present in lightening through his kite experiment.Started the first library and first volunteer fire department in America.0-317500496107480237African American who studied science and plants. Became a teacher.Developed hundreds of uses for peanuts, sweet potatoes, and soybeans.00African American who studied science and plants. Became a teacher.Developed hundreds of uses for peanuts, sweet potatoes, and soybeans.George Washington Carver-454-27300405727249538Became blind and deaf at age 2 from an illness.Overcame her disabilities and worked to help others who were blind and deaf.00Became blind and deaf at age 2 from an illness.Overcame her disabilities and worked to help others who were blind and deaf.Helen Keller0254000Thurgood Marshall6838328966He was a lawyer before people had equal rights.1st African American justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.00He was a lawyer before people had equal rights.1st African American justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.-635254000Rosa Parks671830-1611African American woman who refused to give up her seat on a public bus.She helped bring change in laws and worked so all people would have equal rights.00African American woman who refused to give up her seat on a public bus.She helped bring change in laws and worked so all people would have equal rights.Jackie Robinson641443303161st African American player in the major league of baseball.His actions helped bring about other opportunities for African Americans.001st African American player in the major league of baseball.His actions helped bring about other opportunities for African Americans.-635000Cesar Chavez47654425400Mexican American leader who worked to improve conditions for farm workers.00Mexican American leader who worked to improve conditions for farm workers.0127000Martin Luther King Jr.42949561944African American minister.Worked so all people would be treated fairly.Led peaceful marches and gave speeches.00African American minister.Worked so all people would be treated fairly.Led peaceful marches and gave speeches.-635127000 ................
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