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Notable People Who Broke Racial Barriers in the United States (BHM)

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https://cassiuslife.com/106181/5-black-players-that-broke-color-barrier/
https://pressboxonline.com/2013/04/15/the-15-racial-barriers-broken-in-sports/
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Alain Leroy Locke
Alain Leroy Locke
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Alexander L. Twilight
Alexander L. Twilight
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Althea Gibson
Althea Gibson
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Bessie Coleman
Bessie Coleman
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Bill Russell
Bill Russell
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Charles Hamilton Houston
Charles Hamilton Houston
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Charlie Sifford
Charlie Sifford
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Constance Baker Motley
Constance Baker Motley
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Eugene Jacques Bullard
Eugene Jacques Bullard
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Fritz Pollard
Fritz Pollard
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George Poage
George Poage
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Gordon Parks
Gordon Parks
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Gwendolyn Brooks
Gwendolyn Brooks
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Jack Johnson
Jack Johnson
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Jack Trice
Jack Trice
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Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson
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Jesse Owens
Jesse Owens
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Joe Gans
Joe Gans
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Joseph Rainey
Joseph Rainey
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Kenny Washington
Kenny Washington
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Marian Anderson
Marian Anderson
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Marshall Taylor
Marshall Taylor
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Nathaniel Sweetwater Clifton
Nathaniel Sweetwater Clifton
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Otey Cannon
Otey Cannon
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Ralph Bunche
Ralph Bunche
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Ruth Simmons
Ruth Simmons
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William Carney
William Carney
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Willie O'Ree
Willie O'Ree
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Woody Strode
Woody Strode
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