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Historical Figures in Stevie Wonder's "Black Man"

"Black Man" is a track on the 1976 Stevie Wonder album Songs in the Key of Life. Written about Wonder's desire for worldwide interracial harmony, the song refers to a total of 22 individuals—ten in the verses, and twelve in the call-and-response section. Can you name them all?
Redundant questions in the call-and-response section are omitted.
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Last updated: October 17, 2023
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Lyrics
Figures
First man to die / For the flag we now hold high / Was a black man
Crispus Attucks
The ground where we stand / With a flag held in our hand / Was first the red man's
(Native American people)
Guide of a ship / On the first Columbus trip / Was a brown man
Pedro Alonzo Niño
The railroads for trains / Came on tracking that was laid / By the yellow man
(Chinese workers)
Heart surgery / Was first done successfully / By a black man
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams
Friendly man who died / But helped the Pilgrims to survive / Was a red man
Squanto
Farm workers' rights / Were lifted to new heights / By a brown man
Cesar Chavez
Incandescent light / Was invented to give sight / By the white man
Thomas Edison
First clock to be made / In America was created / By a black man
Benjamin Banneker
Scout who used no chart / Helped lead Lewis and Clark / Was a red woman
Sacagawea
Use of martial arts / In our country got its start / By a yellow man
Bruce Lee
And the leader with a pen / Signed his name to free all men / Was a white man
Abraham Lincoln
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Responses
"Who was the first man to set foot on the North Pole?"
"Matthew Henson, a black man!"
"Who was the soldier of Company G who won high honors for his courage and heroism in World War I?"
"Sing Kee, a yellow man!"
'"Who was the father of blood plasma and the director of the Red Cross blood bank?"
"Dr. Charles Drew, a black man!"
"Who was the famous educator and semanticist who made outstanding contributions to education in America?"
"Hayakawa, a yellow man!"
"Who invented the world's first stop light and the gas mask?"
"Garrett Morgan, a black man!"
"Who was the American surgeon who was one of the founders of neurosurgery?"
"Harvey William Cushing, a white man!"
"Who was the legendary hero who helped establish the League of Iroquois?"
"Hiawatha, a red man!"
"Who is the leader of the first microbiotic center in America?"
"Michio Kushi, a yellow man!"
"Who was the founder of the city of Chicago in 1772?"
"Jean Baptiste, a black man!"
"Who was one of the organizers of the American Indian Movement?"
"Dennis Banks, a red man!"
"Who was the Jewish financier who raised funds to sponsor Christopher Columbus' voyage to America?"
"Luis de Santángel, a white man!"
"Who was the woman who led countless slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad?"
"Harriet Tubman, a black woman!"
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