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African Symbol: Sankofa meaning 'Symbol of the Wisdom of learning from the past to build the future'
"African Symbol: Sankofa meaning 'Symbol of the Wisdom of learning from the past to build the future'"
Maya Angelou Maya Angelou
 Romare Bearden Romare Bearden
 Angela Davis Angela Davis
 Frederick Douglas Frederick Douglas
 W.E.B. Du Bois W.E.B. Dubois
 Duke Ellington Duke Ellington
 Frantz Fanon Frantz Fanon
 Marcus Garvey Marcus Garvey
 Billie Holiday Billie Holiday
 Langston Hughes Langston Hughes
 Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr.
 Jacob Lawrence Jacob Lawrence
 Fannie Lou Hamer Fannie Lou Hamer
 Nelson Mandella Nelson Mandella
 Toni Morrison Toni Morrison
 Rosa Parks Rosa Parks
 Sojourner Truth Sojourner Truth
 Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman
 Alice Walker Alice Walker
 Ida B. Wells-Barnett Ida B. Wells-Barnett
 Carter G. Woodson Carter G. Woodson
 Malcolm X Malcolm X
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