- one John Sweeney, he of a prototypically heart-warming “America” story, grew up the child of Irish immigrants (his mother a domestic worker, his father a bus driver) to later become head of the AFL-CIO.
- two Dr. Tom Little, a New York optometrist who was murdered in Afghanistan, where he lived and raised his family for over 30 years, while working to provide eye care to any Afghans who needed it.
- three Sylvia Mendez, who as a young child was the central figure in a legal battle over segregation in California. Her family’s victory in 1946 was a precursor to the Brown v. Board of Education ruling in 1954. source