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Famous Black Americans
Mrs. Farr’s Class2006 -2007
Duke ElingtonBy:Annie Binnix
• Duke was born on April
29,1899 in Washington D.C. He died on May 24,1974 in New York.
• He started playing the piano at age seven.
• First he started playing his music in New York in 1923
• Also he played in Asia,West Africa,South America,and Australia.
http://www.8notes.com/pictures/ellington/
Dred Scottby:Carrington Floyd
• Born in Southampton, Virginia.
• He died in1858.• Scott escaped slavery.• Allowed the expansion
of slavery into formerly free territories
http://Encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761560456/Dred_Scott_Case.html
Harriet TubmanBy Demarcus
• Underground railroad conductors.
• Help free over 300 slaves
• She came back 19 times
• She would shoot a slave before letting them go back into slavery
http://www.aakulturezone.com/kidz/gallery/gallery3.html
Booker T. WashingtonBy:Garrett Mingus
• He was born in 1856-1915.
• He was born as a slave in Hale’s Ford, Virginia.
• He was an Educational Administrator professor.
• He was asked to give a speech at all the Cotton States.
http://www.topicsites.com/booker-t-washington/pictures-booker-t-washington.htm
Martin Luther KingBy: Kowshik vadlamudi
• Martin Luther king jr. lived from 1929 to 1968
• Martin Luther King jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia
• Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia
• Martin Luther King had a dream that blacks and whites could go to school together.
http://afroamhistory.about.com/cs/martinlutherking/a/bio_mlk.htm
Jackie Joyner KerseyBy: Austin Elkins
• She saw a man get killed
• She is an Olympic gold medalist
• She has a few world records
• She has the second longest long jump in history
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Joyner-Kersee
Ray Charles By:Sammy Dawson
• Ray Charles was born on September 23, 1930.
• He died on June 10, 2004.• Ray Charles started his job at
five years old on a piano in a café.
• He Completely lost his sight by the age of seven.
• His mom died of cancer and his dad died when Ray was 10 years old.
• One of Ray Charles’ hit albums Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music sold more than 1,000,000 copies. http://www.davidhoffmanjazz.com/templates/raypics.htm
Maya Angelou By:Latika Martin
.
• Maya Angelou was born in St.Louis,Missouri on April 4, 1928.
• Maya Angelou was raped at the age of eight. By her mothers boyfriend.
• In 1981 Angelou became a professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, North Carolina.
• Maya Angelou recited a poem for President Bill Clinton in 1993.
http://www.aakulturezone.com/kidz/gallery/index.html
Rosa ParksBy:Ally Cound
*Rosa Parks was born on February 4, 1913
*She grew up on a farm with her maternal grandparents.
*She was home schooled by her mother until she was 11 and then enrolled in a industrial school for girls in Montgomery.
*On December 1, 1955 she got arrested for not giving her seat up to a white man.
*Rosa Parks won many awards for many good reasons.
*Rosa Parks was on a bus before she was arrested and it is now in the Henry Ford Museum.
*She died on October 24, 2005.
http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/par0gal-1
Robert George sealeBy: Reed McKemie
• Robert George Seale with the nickname of Bobby was born on October 22,1936.
• Sadly , Robert was owned to a poor African –American family.
• Robert went to Oakland High School and wasn’t good at sports so joined U.S. Air Force.
• In 1963 he joined the Afro-American association because he wanted to fix most of the struggles in the American Civil Rights movement. http://www.africawithin.com/bios/bobby_seale.htm
Richard PryorBy:Marquis Lockhart
• He was a comedian and actor.
• He also so acted in 19 movies.
• He started performing in the late 60’s.
• He also won many awards for stand up comedy.
http://www.answers.com/Richard%20Pryor
Serena WilliamsBy:Lauren Meredith
• Serena Williams was born in Saginaw, MI of September 26, 1981.
• At the age of 4 ½ she won her first tournament.
• Before age ten she won 46 out of 49 tournaments.
• By age 14 she became a pro tennis player.
• Serena Williams was ranked #1 female tennis player in the world of 2002.
http://www.postershop.co.uk/Williams-Serena/Williams-Serena-Playing-5100023.html
Reggie White By:Anna McKenzie Saidla
• Reggie White played for the Green Bay Packers and the Philadelphia Eagles playing as a wide receiver.
• His nick-name was Minister of Defense
• Born: Dec. 19, 1961; Chattanooga, Tenn.
• He passed a way on Dec. 26, 2004.
http://www.annointed.net/Article757.html
Gordon parksBy: Zack Tatum
• Gordon parks died on march 7, 2006 when he was 93.
• Gordon parks took pictures for the time life magazine. After that he became a director and directed the learning three and shaft
• Gordon parks was the youngest of 15 children
• Gordon's mother died when he was 16 then he moved to .St.Pouls Minnesota to live with his sister
• He was the first photographer to Get a fellowship from the Julius Raswald foundation
http://concreteloop.com/2006/03/gordon-parks-dies-93
Tyra BanksBy:Mckinna Chase
• Tyra has her own T.V. show that she wrote and produces.
• She was born in Los Angeles on Dec.4,1973.
• Before she wrote her show “Americas Top Model”she was a model for “Victoria's Secret.
• She also has a talk show called “Tyra.”
http://allstarz.hollywood.com/tyrabanks/pictures06.htm
Tavis SmileyBy.Selwyn Torbert
• Tavis was born 1964.• Tavis was born on the golf
of Mississippi.• Tavis was on the radio
commentator.
http://www.superiorpics.com/tavis_smiley/
Thurgood MarshallBy:Happy Guo Yen–Ting
• Born at Baltimore on July 2, 1908. He died at age 84.
• That he was a lawyer and used the law to win freedom.
• He was appointed U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit by John F. Kennedy.
• He was a Supreme Court Justice.
http://encarta.msn.com/Thurgood_Marshall.html
George Washington Carver
By: Chasitie • George Washington Carver
was an inventor.That is how he became famous. George Washington Carver invented peanut butter products possibly to sell.George Washington Carver would get $100.000 a year for his inventions.George Washington Carver got $100.000 so he could continue his research on behalf of his country.
http://www.nytco.com/
Jamie FoxxJamie FoxxBy: Tyamber WillisBy: Tyamber Willis
• Jamie Foxx was born December 13, 1967 and still alive now and is 39.
• Jamie Foxx was born in Terrell, Texas.
• Jamie Foxx had 77 academy awards.
• When Ray died Jamie Foxx was the best Ray Charles.
http://www.allamericanspeakers.com/sportspeakers/photos/1849foxx.jpg
Frederick DouglassBy: Jack Hudon
• Born February17, 1818.• Died February 20, 1895• He was born a slave.• The first day of the year in
1836, he made a resolution he would be free by the end of the year.
• He always published the new newspaper The north star.
• He also helped recruit soldiers for the civil war.
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