In celebration of Black History Month, the Academy of Achievement presents a host of outstandingAfrican American leaders in the arts, sciences, business, sports and public service. Among themost honored and admired men and women of our times, they include heroes of the Civil Rightsmovement, trailblazing athletes, brilliant musicians, a pioneering neurosurgeon, a Secretary ofState, Pulitzer Prize playwrights, a recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature, and a President of theUnited States. Their words, their music and their stories will enlighten and inspire you to realize thepotential that lies within us all.

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