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20 Cards in this Set
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Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong
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founding father of jazz black jazz musician leader in the Harlem Renaissance
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Charlie Chaplin
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known for his work in silent films famous character he created for these films is “Little Tramp” (who he is known for)
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Jack Dempsey
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famous professional Heavy Weight boxer won 6 Heavy Weight championships in a row
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Walt Disney
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created Mickey Mouse first sound cartoon starring Mickey Mouse as Steamboat Willie
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Isadora Duncan
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mother of modern dance
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Gertrude Ederle
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swam in the Olympics first woman to swim across the English Channel
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William Faulkner
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giant in literature won the Nobel Peace Prize for Sanctuary from Mississippi
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Scott Fitzgerald
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wroteThe Great Gadsby This Side of Paradise made him famous
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Harold “Red” Grange
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pro football player and college hall of fame
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Ernest Hemingway
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The Red Man and the Sea The Sun Always Rises A Farewell to Arms
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Langston Hughes
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poet laureate of the Harlem Renaissance outspoken leader of the HR
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Al Jolson-
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in the Jazz Singer- first film with sound
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Knute Rockne
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famous football player and coach for Notre Dame won 6 national championships
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Babe Ruth
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famous baseball player for the New York Yankees held a home run record for a while
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Bessie Smith
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classic blues singer
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Abe Saperstein
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founder, owner, and coach of the Harlem Globe Trotters
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William “Big Bill” Tilden
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known for tennis
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Johnny Weismuller
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Olympic gold medalist in swimming played Tarzan in movies for tv
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Helen Wills
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women’s tennis
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Frank Lloyd Wright
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architect
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