no meme this time, not in the mood

Florence Kelly

Lawyer, social reformer for children, minorites, working women

John Muir

Scottish-American naturalist and good friends with Roosevelt

George Edward Creel

Helped introduce the United States to modern Propaganda

Margaret Sanger

pioneer of birth control, women’s autonomy, planned parenthood

Ida B. Wells

fearless journalist exposed lynching and fought racial injustice

Ernest Hemingway

Interpreted Lost Generation through minimalist, iceberg prose

Al Capone

Big time mobster during prohibition, changed American culture

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Revealed American Dream’s illusion through unforgettable, influential storytelling

Babe Ruth

Revolutionized baseball with power, personality, and unmatched influence

John Steinbeck

Wrote about ordinary people during the Great Depression

Jesse Owens

Resisted Nazi racism, elevated America through Olympic victories

Ted Williams

Baseball legend, war hero, symbol of American values

Eleanor Roosevelt

First Lady who fought injustice

Albert Einstein

Developed theory of relativity, E=mc², and photoelectric effect

General Patton

Aggressive, controversial general who was obsessed with victory

Elvis Presley

“Rock N’ Roll King” who introduced Black genres

Jim Brown

Football legend who challenged racism and inspired change

John Lewis

The peaceful civil rights activist and chairman

George Wallace

Segregationist governer of Alabama, he later renounced racism

Bayard Rustin

Uncredited civil rights activist, MLK’s right hand man

Roy Wilkins

Influential civil rights activist who advocated equality nationwide

Muhammed Ali

Black Islamic boxer that fought for his beliefs

Stokely Carmichael

Trinidadian activist who started the Black Power movement

Andy Warhol

Pop artist reflecting consumerism, fame, and American culture

Robert F. Kennedy

Bring social changes in America with his powers

Cesar Chavez

Helped by giving poor farmers a better life

Katherine Johnson

African-American calculist whose trajectories helped reach the moon

Buzz Aldrin

Demonstrated US power and dominance through Space Race

Gloria Steinem

Legendary feminist who promoted women’s liberation beyond suffrage

Rodolfo “Corky'“ Gonzales

Fought for Mexican American rights, pride, and culture

Phyllis Schlafly

Republican Conservative through misinformation and fear

Sally Ride

First female American in space on Challenger shuttle

Jerry Falwell

Homophobic political leader who brought religion into politics

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Pioneering justice who transformed constitutional gender equality law