Black History Month Looking at African-Americans Heroes.

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Black History Month Looking at African-Americans Heroes

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Rosa Parks Stepped onto a bus and refused to sit in the back Arrested and her actions sparked protests Mother of civil rights and lead by example

Martin Luther King Jr. Spoke out about justice, equality and love led the Civil Rights Movement

Harriet Tubman Former slaver, Tubman helped other slaves escape to freedom as a “conductor” of the Underground Railroad.

Booker T. Washington ( ) A man of many firsts First African-American to be invited to the White House First African-American to be depicted on a postage stamp The director of the Tuskegee Institute, a teaching college for African-Americans, Passionate push for racial equality

Jackie Robinson aphy.com/people/ jackie-robinson /videos aphy.com/people/ jackie-robinson /videos Broke the “color barrier” in baseball Played for the Brooklyn Dodgers from In the Baseball Hall of Fame His number is retired

Jack Johnson ( ) First black boxer to be world heavyweight boxing champion. Held the title for seven years, even as he was the target of persistent, unrelenting racism

Buck O’Neil A true baseball legend Played with the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro Leagues, O'Neil went on to become a scout for the Chicago Cubs. In 1962 he became the first black coach in Major League Baseball, also for the Cubs.

George Washington Carver Found over 300 ways to use a peanut – recipes and improvements to/for: adhesives, axle grease, bleach, buttermilk, chili sauce, fuel briquettes, ink, instant coffee, linoleum, mayonnaise, meat tenderizer, metal polish, paper, plastic, pavement, shaving cream, shoe polish, synthetic rubber, talcum powder and wood stain

George Crum Invented potato chips Happened on accident

Garret A. Morgan Mechanical mind that allowed him to solve problems Two inventions – Traffic lights – Gas masks Both were created to help people

Nina Simone Was a jazz, blues and folk music singer, Wrote songs about the Civil Rights Movement

Langston Hughes Poet, novelist and playwright Leading figure in Harlem Renaissance Showed dignity and beauty of black life