The Road Not Taken

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The Road Not Taken

• Reflections on African American History
• Sundra Kincey, Doctoral Candidate
• Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
• Office of Minority Affairs Presentation
• Florida State University
• February 23, 2006

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Carter G. Woodson1875 - 1950
Founder of Negro History Week (now Black History
Month)
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Frederick Douglass (1817 1895)
Abolitionist, orator and writer who fought
against slavery and for women's rights. Douglass
was the first African-American citizen appointed
to high ranks in the U.S. government.
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The First Black Vote
Though there would be still so many rivers to
cross and mountains to climb, this was indeed a
glorious, inspiring, landmark event. We can sense
the many years this gray-haired man has waited
for this moment to cast his ballot. In line are
others, including a military man.   HARPER'S
WEEKLY, November 16, 1867
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Booker T. Washington1856-1915
Founder of Tuskegee Normal School in Alabama (now
Tuskegee University)
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George Washington Carver(1864-1943)
American scientist, educator, humanitarian, and
former slave. Carver developed hundreds of
products from peanuts, sweet potatoes, pecans,
and soybeans his discoveries greatly improved
the agricultural output and the health of
Southern farmers.
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W.E.B. DuBois1868 -1963
First African American to receive a Ph.D. from
Harvard University Co-Founder of the NAACP
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Martin Luther King, Jr.1929-1968
National leader of the civil rights movement,
leading boycotts and staging protests against
segregation in the South.
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Coretta Scott King1927-2006
Widow of slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. and Founder of Martin Luther
King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
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Malcolm X1925-1965
World renowned African American/Pan-Africanist
and human rights activist
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Thurgood Marshall(1908 1993)
First African American elevated to U.S. Supreme
Court (1967-1991)
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Colin PowellBorn 1937

• First African American to serve as
• chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

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Sojourner Truth1797-1883
Nationally known speaker on human rights for
slaves and women
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Harriet Tubman(1820 - 1913)
Devoted her life to fighting slavery, helping
slaves and ex-slaves, and championing the rights
of women. An incredibly brave woman, she was
known as the "Moses of her people." Conductor for
the Underground Railroad who helped slaves flee
to freedom in the North
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Mary McLeod Bethune1875-1955
Founder of Bethune-Cookman College
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Zora Neale Hurston1891-1960
A novelist, folklorist, and anthropologist
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Rosa Parks1913-2005
"mother of the civil rights movement"
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Shirley Chisholm(1924 - 2005)
First African-American woman elected to the US
Congress. During her long political career, she
fought for the rights of women and minorities.
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Bessie Coleman(1893-1926)
First black female pilot and the first woman to
receive an international pilot's license.
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Mae C. JemisonNASA Astronaut (former)
First African-American Woman in Space
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Oprah Winfrey

• First African-American woman
• to reach billionaire status

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Black HistoryYesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
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Black HistoryYesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

• Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th President
  of the United States in January, 2009.