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1. He is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of the twentieth century, and is frequently ranked as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time, earning him the nickname "The Greatest."
2. an American political scientist, diplomat, and major player in the decolonization process and the civil rights movement in the mid-twentieth century, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950
3. a former professional basketball player in the United States who spent 20 seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
4. From 1954 to 1976, he was an American professional baseball right fielder who spent 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB).
5. Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks was a poet, author, and teacher. Her work frequently dealt with the joys and sorrows of ordinary people in her community. She was awarded the Pulitzer Prize.
6. Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. was an American professional tennis player who won three Grand Slam singles titles
7. Crispus Attucks, a sailor of mixed African and Indigenous ancestry, died on March 5, 1770, in Boston after two musket balls were fired into his chest by British soldiers.

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c 1. He is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of the twentieth century, and is frequently ranked as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time, earning him the nickname "The Greatest."
b 2. an American political scientist, diplomat, and major player in the decolonization process and the civil rights movement in the mid-twentieth century, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950
d 3. a former professional basketball player in the United States who spent 20 seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
g 4. From 1954 to 1976, he was an American professional baseball right fielder who spent 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB).
f 5. Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks was a poet, author, and teacher. Her work frequently dealt with the joys and sorrows of ordinary people in her community. She was awarded the Pulitzer Prize.
a 6. Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. was an American professional tennis player who won three Grand Slam singles titles
e 7. Crispus Attucks, a sailor of mixed African and Indigenous ancestry, died on March 5, 1770, in Boston after two musket balls were fired into his chest by British soldiers.

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