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Famous African-Americans
Nicholas BakerTaylor Robertson
I created this PowerPoint presentation of famous African-Americans for my internship at Stonewall Jackson Middle School for Black History Month in February with a student teacher from Virginia Tech, Nicholas Baker. We would cover one person per day (two on Mondays and Fridays) throughout the month. These were not necessarily a part of the content, but a large population of Stonewall Jackson was African-American. Therefore it was crucial for me to relay the importance of knowing the history of African-Americans in this country to my students in an effort to increase their cultural perspective and its effect on their appreciation for history.
Jacob Lawrence
• One of the most famous African American painters of the 20th century due to his famous works depicting important African American historical moments and individuals.
Martin Luther King Jr.
• Was a leader in the African American Civil Rights Movement who was a central figure to the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Rosa Parks
• Often called the “first lady of the Civil Rights Movement” Rosa Parks was a symbol for Civil Rights that helped sparked the movement.
Althea Gibson
• First African American athlete to enter into international tennis and the first to win the Grand Slam title.
Charles Drew
• A pioneer in medical research he made groundbreaking discoveries regarding blood transfusion, storage, and processing. He essentially created blood banks in both the U.S. and Great Britain during WWII.
Wilma Rudolph
• African American Olympian athlete who was considered to be the fastest woman in the world in the 1960’s.
Henry Louis Gates
• Was the first African American famous literary figure, educator, scholar, editor to receive the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship.
Barack Obama
• First African American President of the United States of America currently serving as the 44th President.
Phyllis Wheatley
• First published African-American woman
• Wrote poems in favor of the American Revolution and its leaders
Jackie Robinson
• Responsible for breaking the Major League Baseball Color Barrier in 1947 by playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Benjamin Banneker
• Surveyor, almanac author, and farmer who served on the team that surveyed the boundaries of the District of Columbia
Jo Anderson
• Slave of Cyrus McCormick, credited inventor of the reaper
• Believed to be the actual inventor of the reaper
Harriet Tubman
• Abolitionist guide on the Underground Railroad who helped over 300 slaves escape from slavery to the North over the course of nineteen trips to the South
Frederick Douglas
• Abolitionist leader in the North
• Famous for his writings and speeches against slavery
Sojourner Truth
• Abolitionist and women’s rights activist
• Spoke about slavery, women’s rights, prison reform, and capital punishment
Robert Smalls • Stole the
Confederate ship, CSS Planter, and sailed it beyond the Federal Blockade convincing Lincoln to allow African-Americans in the Union Army
Joe Frazier
• “Smokin Joe” • Professional boxer,
Olympic Gold Medalist, and World Heavyweight Champion
Booker T. Washington
• Educator, author, and speaker
• Founder and leader of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute
W.E.B. Du Bois
• First African-American doctoral graduate of Harvard University
• Emphasized vocational education for African-Americans
Bessie Smith
• Female blues singer during the 1920s and 1930s
• Still has major influence on jazz and blues vocalists today