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

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• 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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