I always say African American history is the quintessential American story. It's about perseverance and resilience - something everyone can relate to.

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• Nelson Mandela

  Former President Of South Africa

  Thursday, Jul 18, 1918
  Thursday, Dec 05, 2013

• Abraham Lincoln

  16Th U.S. President

  Sunday, Feb 12, 1809
  Saturday, Apr 15, 1865

• Theodore Roosevelt

  26Th U.s. President

  Wednesday, Oct 27, 1858
  Monday, Jan 06, 1919

• Saint Augustine

  Saint

  Saturday, Nov 13, 0354
  Wednesday, Aug 28, 0430

• Tyler, The Creator

  Rapper

  Wednesday, Mar 06, 1991
  

• Walt Whitman

  Poet

  Monday, May 31, 1819
  Saturday, Mar 26, 1892

• Isaac Newton

  Physicist

  Sunday, Jan 04, 1643
  Monday, Mar 31, 1727

• Alfred Lord Tennyson

  Poet

  Saturday, Aug 05, 1809
  Thursday, Oct 06, 1892

• Henry David Thoreau

  Author

  Saturday, Jul 12, 1817
  Tuesday, May 06, 1862

• H. L. Mencken

  Journalist

  Sunday, Sep 12, 1880
  Sunday, Jan 29, 1956

• Niccolo Machiavelli

  Historian

  Monday, May 03, 1469
  Tuesday, Jun 21, 1527

• Barack Obama

  44Th U.s. President

  Friday, Aug 04, 1961
  

• Edgar Allan Poe

  Author

  Thursday, Jan 19, 1809
  Sunday, Oct 07, 1849

• Michael Jordan

  Basketball Player

  Sunday, Feb 17, 1963
  

• Carl Jung

  Psychiatrist

  Monday, Jul 26, 1875
  Tuesday, Jun 06, 1961