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Rosa Parks

Presents a brief biography of civil rights activist Rosa Parks, chronicling her childhood and early work with the NAACP, as well as the events surrounding the famous Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott which began because of Parks' refusal to give up her seat on a bus.
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Amelia Earhart

Presents a short biography of Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and establish world records when few women flew airplanes.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.

Presents a short biography of Martin Luther King, Jr., a leader of the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s who advocated nonviolent methods of protest.

Jackie Robinson

Presents a short biography on Jackie Robinson, the first African-American major league baseball player in the United States, and profiles his life and struggles against racism and segregation as well as his involvement in the Civil Rights movement.

Muhammad Al?

2006
A short biography of legendary world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali that chronicles his childhood, Olympic gold medal, professional boxing career, and the challenges of Parkinson's syndrome.

Los hermanos Wright

2005
Presents a short biography on aviation pioneers Orville and Wilbur Wright and profiles their early fascination with gadgets that led to the greater challenges of powered flight.
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