1 - She was born a slave in Holly Springs, Mississippi on July 16, 1862.
2 - When she was 16, her parents and some of ehr brothers and sisters died in the yellow fever epidemic while she was in another town visiting relatives.
3 - In 1884, Wells purchased a first-class ticket for a train and was determined to not move from her seat, but she was forcibly thrown out of it.
Muhammad Ali
1 - He had Parkinson's disease.
2 - As a teenager, his name was Cassius Clay, he won the gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the 1960 Olympics.
3 - Ali was raised in a middle-class neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky.
Sidney Poitier
1 - He was born on February 20, 1924 in Miami, Florida.
2 - At age 15, he worked as a drugstore messanger.
3 - His brother's home was invaded by the Klu Klux Klan.
Colin Powell
1 - He served as national security adviser to President Ronald Reagan, and under President George Bush.
2 - Colin was born in Harlem, New York City on April 5, 1937.
3 - He spent most of his childhood in South Bronx, which used to be known as a step up from Harlem.
Micheal Jordan
1 - Led University of North Carolina to a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Chamionship.
2 - He was a guard for the Chicago Bulls.
3 - He led the Bulls to NBA championships in 1991, 1992, and 1993.
Louis Armstrong
1 - He was a musician and entertainer.
2 - Armstrong was raised in extreme deprivation.
3 - The date of his birth is questionable.
George Washington Carver
1 - He started his life as a slave.
2 - Carver was ransomed for a $300 race horse by Moses Carver.
3 - He really wished to become an artist.
Tiger Woods
1 - His real name is Eldrick Woods.
2 - At the age of 8, he won the first of six Optimist International Junior Worls Titles.
3 - He was the first player to ever break the $6 million mark.
James Baldwin
1 - He was a writer.
2 - Baldwin was born on August 2, 1924 in Harlem, New York, the oldest of nine children.
3 - At only 14, he became a preacher.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1 - He was born on April 16, 1947.
2 - He won player of the year twice.
3 - Kareem led UCLA to 3 NCAA titles.
Maya Angelou
1 - She was a writer and performer.
2 - She toured Europe and Africa in the musical Porgy and Bess.
3 - Angelou sang in the New York nightclubs.
Whitney Houston
1 - She was born on August 9, 1963 in Newark, New Jersey.
2 - She recorded four albums.
3 - Whitney was married to Bobby Brown for fourteen years.
Jennifer Hudson
1 - Jennifer was born on September 12, 1981 in Chicago, Illinois.
2 - She was an American Idol contestant and won an Oscar for Dreamgirls.
3 - She signed with Disney Wonder Tours and spent 2002 performing on cruise ships.
LeBron James
1 - He was born on December 30, 1984.
2 - He was the top pick overall in the 2003 NBA Draft.
3- His high school was St. Vincent-St. Mary high school in Akron, Ohio.
O.J. Simpson
1 - He won the Heisman trophy as the best college player of 1968.
2 - His nickname was the "Juice".
3 - In 1994, he was charged with the brutal murder of his ex-wife and her friend.
Mike Tyson
1 - His full name is Micheal Gerald Tyson.
2 - At the age of 12, Tyson went was sent to reform school, where he began to box.
3 - He had 36 knockouts in his first 41 wins.
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