Famous Black Americans

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Famous Black Americans
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Accomplishments and Contributions

• African Americans have had an impact upon slavery
  by working as abolitionists and helping to free
  others from bondage.
  
• They worked to eliminate segregation.
• Some began schools and colleges to educate other
  African Americans.
  
• Some were pioneers in their field such as sports,
  science, or medicine.
  
• Today many African Americans are high ranking
  officials in our nations government.
  
• Their accomplishments and contributions are
  varied and numerous.

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Harriet Tubman

• She was called Moses of her people.
• She helped free slaves through the Underground
  Railroad.
  
• She was considered a fugitive because of her
  efforts to help others.

Go to this website to find a picture of Harriet
Tubman.
http//www.math.buffalo.edu/sww/0history/tubman.h
arriet.jpg

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Mary McCloud Bethume

• Mary McCloud Bethume founded Bethume-Cookman
  College for women in Florida in 1904.
  
• She was vice-president of the NAACP.
• She served as a consultant, delegate, and advisor
  in interracial affairs.

Go to this website to find a picture of Mary
McCloud Bethume. There is also additional
information at this website.
http//www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/beth-mar.htm
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Rosa Parks

• Rosa Parks was a seamstress in Montgomery.
• In 1955 she defied segregation by refusing to
  give up her seat on a bus.
  
• This began the Montgomery Bus Boycott which was
  led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Go to this website to find a picture of Rosa
Parks.
http//www.tsum.edu/museum/parksbio.htm
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Jesse Owens

• Jesse Owens was born in Alabama.
• He was an Olympic track star.
• He won several gold medals during the Olympics.

Go to this website to find a picture of Jesse
Owens.
http//www.chron.com/content/chronicle/sports/spec
ial/barriers/images/owens.jpg

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Colin Powell

• Colin Powell became the first African American
  Secretary of State in 2001.
  
• He was the National Security Advisor for
  President Reagan.
  
• Powell was also Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
  Staff for George Bush.

Go to this website to find pictures of Colin
Powell.
http//www.state.gov/secretary/