FAMOUS AFRICAN AMERICANS

DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.  Born January 15, 1929  Skipped 9 th and 11 th grade  Known for his fight for equality  Was a Baptist minister  Made his “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963  =3vDWWy4CMhE =3vDWWy4CMhE  Died April 4, 1968

 Born in 1820  Escaped slavery in 1849  Known for helping slaves escape through the Underground Railroad  =NQ_gRFYgXMo =NQ_gRFYgXMo  Died in 1913  Buried with military honors HARRIET TUBMAN

GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER  Born January 1864  Born during the Civil War  Was known for coming up with many uses of peanuts  Taught at Tuskegee Institute  Died January 5, 1943

 Born September 25, 1968  Formed DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince when he was 16  Known for his rapping and acting WamkRSDeD8 WamkRSDeD8  Has 3 kids  Currently 46 years old WILL SMITH

MR. BARACK OBAMA  Born August 4, 1961  Known as the 44 th President and the 1 st African American President  Went to Harvard Law School  Currently 53 years old

 Born February 4, 1913  Known for refusing to give her seat up on the bus  Joined the NAACP in 1943  Worked as a seamstress  Published her autobiography in 1992  Died October 24, 2005 ROSA PARKS

MICHAEL JORDAN  Born February 17, 1963  Known for his basketball playing  Played for UNC and Chicago Bulls  Played and won basketball in the Olympics  Officially a billionaire on 3/2/15  Currently 52

 Born January 29, 1954  Known for her TV network and hosting talk shows  Billionaire  Hosted her talk show for 25 years  Currently 61 OPRAH WINFREY

BB KING  Born September 16, 1925  Served in World War II  Known for his blues music Known for his blues music  Won his 15 th Grammy in 2009  Named his guitar Lucille  Currently 89 years old

 Born August 4, 1901  Known for his jazz trumpet music and raspy voice Known for his jazz trumpet music and raspy voice  Adopted his 3 year old cousin  Made scat singing popularscat  Died July 6, 1971 LOUIS ARMSTRONG