Everyone knows names like Muhammad Ali and Jackie Robinson, but here are some sports figures you might not know:
1. Tommie Smith

2. John Carlos

3. Althea Gibson

4. Wilma Rudolph

5. Bill Russell

6. Fritz Pollard

7. Bobby Marshall

8. Charlie Sifford

9. Arthur Ashe

10. Jackie Joyner-Kersee

11. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

12. Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf

13. Curt Flood

14. Frank Robinson

15. John Thompson

16. Rube Foster

17. Craig Hodges

18. Maya Moore

19. Aaron Maybin
From past to present, Black athletes continue to make strides in the sports world and in their communities.

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