An Introduction to the Proposed Heroes

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An Introduction to the Proposed Heroes

• Joseph Hauser
• Carolina High School and Academy

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What is a Hero?

• One who
• Is looked up to
• Is respected
• Has accomplished something
• Has risen to meet challenges

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Frederick Douglass

• Statesman and abolitionist
• Worked for rights for African-Americans
• Helped free many from slavery

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Jackie Robinson

• Broke color barrier in baseball in 1947
• Active in Civil Rights movement
• Elected to baseballs Hall of Fame in 1962

Jackie Robinson
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Booker T. Washington

• Fought for voting rights
• Head of Tuskegee Institute in Alabama

The First Vote Artist Unknown
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Carrie Chapman Catt

• Active in the woman suffrage movement
• Succeeded Susan B. Anthony as president of Natl
  American Woman Suffrage Association

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Toni Frissell

• Known for fashion photography in Vogue and
  Harpers Bazaar
• Worked as photographer during World War II
• Proved Women could work as reporters in hostile
  environments

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Eleanor Roosevelt

• Wife of Franklin Roosevelt
• Active in fight for civil rights

Eleanor Roosevelt
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General Douglas MacArthur

• Prominent leader in three wars
• Military adviser to Philippines
• Famous quote Old soldiers never die -- they
  just fade away.

General Douglas MacArthur
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General George S. Patton, Jr.

• Old Blood n Guts
• Served in two wars
• Tank combat innovator
• Feared by Germany during WWII

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General John Joseph Pershing

• General in WWI
• Very generous to his soldiers
• Known for chasing Pancho Villa

General John Pershing
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Photo Credits

• All images appear courtesy of the Library of
  Congress, the American Memory Collection, and
  Americas Library.