Famous Black Americans

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Famous Black Americans

• Ms. Johnsons class
• 2006-2007

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Booker T. WashingtonBy Eric Liu

• He was born on April 5, 1856 and died on November
  14, 1915.
• He founded the Tuskegee normal and Industrial
  Institution in Tuskegee AL in 1881.
• He was born in Virginia as a slave.
• He walked 200 miles to the Hampton Institute in
  Virginia and paid his tuition buy being a
  janitor.

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Duke EllingtonByDalton Wall

• Duke Ellington was born April 29,1899 and died in
  1974.
• He was almost an adult when his sister was born.
• Duke is one of the greatest pianists their was.

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Denzel Washington ByTyler Funderburk

• He is a professional actor and guest starredIn
  Sanford Son.
• Sadly his parents divorced when he was 14.
• He starred in Preachers Life In the 1990s
• He once won best actor
• award in1991

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Hank AaronbyDong woo Paik

• Baseball player.Born Henry Louis Aaron on
  February 5, 1934 in Mobile, Alabama.
• Baseball all time homerun king.(755)
• He played 23 years as a out fielder for Milwaukee
  braves.
• After retire Aaron moved to the Atlanta braves
  front offices as executive vice president

http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Aaron
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James BaldwinBy Dongwook Kim

• James Baldwin was born in New York, 1924 and died
  in 1987.
• He went Frederick Douglass Junior High School in
  Harlem.
• He wrote Go Tell It on the Mountain which was
  published in 1953.
• He write books like Another Country, Tell Me How
  Long The Trains Been Gone,

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Jackie Joyner Kerseeby Tini Kallenberg

• She was married and was a famous runner
• She was born in the eastern part of St. Louis,
  Illinois,March 3, 1992, and was 1 of 4 children.
• Was the first woman that scored 7000 points on
  the heptathlon.

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LeBron JamesbyTyus ONeal-El

• Lebron James is a famous basket ball player an he
  is still a live.
• Lebron James received the most attention in his
  first year.
• Lebron James was drafted from high school.
• He was the first draft pick when he was in high
  school and out of all the college kids .

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Oprah WinfreyBy Meagan

• She has her own TV show.
• She is a millionaire businesswoman, talented
  actress, movie owner, and committed
  philanthropist.
• She was born in 1954, January 29 on a farm in
  Kosciusko, Mississippi.
• After her parents divorced she was sent to live
  with her grandmother who was not very educated
  and taught her letters.

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Queen LatifahByAmber Kelso

• Queen Latifah embellished her nickname with Queen
• Latifah is a rapper, actress, and a producer.
• She began singing at Shiloh Baptist Church in
  Bloomfield, New Jersey
• She was born at the name Dana Owens.

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Ray CharlesBy Maddie Ault

• Ray was blind, but could still play the piano.
• Ray was a lead saxophone player in his teens.
• He watched his brother drown. ?
• He received an honorary doctorate of music from
  Occidental College in 1996.

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Reginald Howard whiteBy Reginald Hall

• Was a famous professional football player as a
  defense end.
• Was in the hall of fame for Defends end in 2000.
• Is one of the greatest players.
• He died in his sleep in 2004.
• He played for the Dallas
• Cowboys,and the Green bay Packers.

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Rosa ParksByBrittany Bedell

• Rosa parks was born in Tuskegee Alabama..
• When she was a child her parents separated and
  she moved with her mother in Montgomery.
• Rosa parks sat in a white a persons seat and she
  didnt move and she got arrested..
• Rosa parks was the Mother of civil rights.

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Sojourner TruthByMichelle Park

• Was born in Battle creek,New York
• Helped African Americans escape to the North for
  shelter.
• Took the name Sojourner Truth Which she felt God
  had given her.

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Usher Raymond 4By Sonia Vega

• He was a famous rapper.
• He won many awards.

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Tony DungyByBlake Turner

• Tony Dungy was the first black coach to go to the
  super bowl .
• And he played football himself.
• In his football time he won the super bowl.

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Tyra BanksByAlexus Sullivan

• Tyra Banks is a famous model.
• She played in many t.v shows like. America Next
  Top Model and she owns a talk show.
• She is a very pretty, nice, handsome women.
• Her model name is Tygirl.
• She was born December 4,
• 1973

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