Who Am I Famous Black Americans

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Who Am I?Famous Black Americans

• Second Grade Social Studies

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Who am I?

• I was a pivotal figure in the fight for civil
  rights. I refused to give up my seat to a white
  man. I had been working so hard and was so tired.

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I am

• Rosa Parks

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Who am I?

• I was an inventor who was fascinated by steam
  engines. I invented a device to oil the machinery
  while it was working. My invention became so
  popular that no engine or machine was considered
  complete until it had a McCoy Lubricator.

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I am

• Elijah McCoy

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Who am I?

• I escaped slavery in Maryland in 1849 and
  traveled north. Then I helped hundreds of other
  slaves flee to the north to freedom via the
  Underground Railroad. I devoted her life to
  fighting slavery and championing the rights of
  women.

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I am

• Harriet Tubman

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Who am I?

• I was an orator, civil rights activist,
  professor, writer, and poet. I was born a slave
  in Virginia, but was freed by Lincoln's
  Emancipation Proclamation. I founded the
  Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute in
  Tuskegee, Alabama, and the National Negro
  Business League.

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I am

• Booker T. Washington

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Who am I?

• I was the first African-American woman elected to
  the US Congress. After being a teacher and
  serving as a New York state assemblywoman, I was
  elected as a Democrat to the House of
  Representatives. I served in Congress for seven
  terms. In 1972, I was the first African-American
  woman to run for a major-party presidential
  nomination.

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• Shirley Chisholm

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Who am I?

• I was an American scientist, educator,
  humanitarian, and former slave. I made scientific
  discoveries that helped farmers in the South. I
  taught farmers to grow peanuts, soybeans, and
  sweet potatoes. I also taught them to rotate
  crops in order to renew the soil. I developed
  hundreds of products from peanuts.

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• George Washington Carver

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Who am I?

• I was the dominant basketball player in the world
  during the 1990s. I won the NBA's Most Valuable
  Player award five times, and six times led the
  Chicago Bulls to the league championship. I
  played the 1994 baseball season for the minor
  league Birmingham Barons. In the year 2000 I
  became a part owner and executive for the NBA's
  Washington Wizards.

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I am

• Michael Jordan

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Who am I?

• I was a great jazz trumpet player, composer, and
  singer. I was nicknamed Satchmo because some
  people said that my mouth was like a satchel. I
  was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and soon
  became a well-known cornet player in clubs and on
  riverboats along the Mississippi River. I became
  world famous for my incredible musical talent,
  especially my improvised solos. I also sang
  "scat," a style in which nonsense words are used
  in a song.

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• Louis Armstrong