1929 – 1945 Birthplace: Frankfurt, Germany Diarist who documented the persecution of Jews by the Nazis Author I created "Anne holding her diary" to honor Anne Frank on what would have been her 94th birthday. We remember what hate did, and remind everyone we must learn from history or we are doomed to repeat it. Born Annelies Marie Frank on June 12, 1929, in Frankfurt, Germany, Anne dreamed of being a journalist. She grew up speaking both Dutch and German. The Nazis came to po

1954-present Birthplace: Tylertown, Mississippi First African American student to desegregate an all-white school at 6 years old Civil Rights Activist Author Recipient United States Presidential Citizens Medal 2001 Ruby’s birth year coincided with the US Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Brown v. The Board of Education of Topeka Kansas, which ended racial segregation in public schools. Southern states continued to resist integration and in 1959 Ruby attended a segregated N