1. African American Power Points: Table of Contents Rosa Parks by Julie Harriet Tubman by Tiffany Harriet Tubman by Emily

2. Rosa Parks By: Julie Schmidt

3. Rosa’s Lifestyle Born on February 4, 1913 Husband – Raymond Parks Occupation – Seamstress

4. Rosa’s Education College – Alabama State Teachers College

5. What Rosa did… Rosa refused to give her seat up to a white person on a bus because it was unconstitutional Rosa’s action started a boycott for African Americans against city bus lines.

6. Rosa’s Big Accomplishments Worked for the NAACP National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Won the Martin Luther King Jr. Non- Violent Peace Prize

7. Resources Riding the Bus- Taking a Stand, http://rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/black_hi story/ http://rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/black_hi story/ Celebrating Black History Month, http://www.galegroup.com/freresrc/blkhstry /bio/parksr.htmttp://www.galegroup.com/freresrc/blkhstry /bio/parksr.htm

8. The End

9. Harriet Tubman By Tiffany Burmeister

10. Harriet Tubman Was born in 1820 or 1821. In Dorchester County, Maryland. Escaped from slavery in 1949.

11. What she did Conductor of the Underground Railroad. Helped 300 slaves flee the south and slavery. Was a spy during the Civil War

12. Her family She helped her mother and father escape slavery. Later helped bring her sister’s family to the free north.

13. Resources “Harriet Tubman” 5 March 2001 http://www.incwell.com/Biographies/Tubman.htm l http://www.incwell.com/Biographies/Tubman.htm l “Stamp on Black History” 5 March 2001 http://library.thinkquest.org/2667/Tubman.htm http://library.thinkquest.org/2667/Tubman.htm “Harriet Tubman” 20 March 2001 http://www.teachervision.com/lesson- plans/lesson-4639.html http://www.teachervision.com/lesson- plans/lesson-4639.html

14. By: Emily Tesch

15. Harriet Tubman – Personal Facts Born: In Maryland in 1820 Parents: Harriet Green and Benjamin Ross Died: In New York on March 10, 1913 Married: John Tubman in 1844

16. Escaped from slavery in 1849 Went back to get her sister

17. The Underground Railroad Brought about 300 slaves to freedom Brought them to Ontario, Canada Never caught $40,000 reward for her capture This is one of the safe houses in the Underground Railroad.

18. Here is a map of the routes of the Underground Railroad

19. The Civil War Union Army –Nurse –Scout –Spy

20. Harriet’s Death March 10,1913 Auburn, New York 93 years of age

21. Sources Sited “America’s Story”http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi- bin/page.cgi/aa/tubman.http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi- bin/page.cgi/aa/tubman “Harriet Tubman (1821-1913)” http://www.undergroundrailroad.org/content.asp?id=303. http://www.undergroundrailroad.org/content.asp?id=303 “Harriet Tubman” World Book Online. “Celebrating Black History” http://www.philly.com/packages/history/life/railroad/railroa d.asp. http://www.philly.com/packages/history/life/railroad/railroa d.asp “The Choosen One” http://www.thechosenone.com/overview.html http://www.thechosenone.com/overview.html “Fontsnthings” http://www.fontsnthings.com/halloffame.html. http://www.fontsnthings.com/halloffame.html