Black History Month By: Alexis Clem

Rosa Parks Civil rights activist Rosa Parks was born on February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Alabama. In 1955,her refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery, Alabama bus caused a city-wide boycott.

The bus boycott introduced the country to a preacher named Martin Luther King Jr. He lead the protest with the words: “There comes a time that people get tired.” In 1956, the law was changed to allow black people to sit anywhere on a bus.

Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15th, Martin Luther King Jr went to Boston University and Morehouse College. In 1964 Dr. King received a Nobel Peace Prize for his peaceful work. Dr. King died on April 4, 1968 after he was shot. Martin Luther King Jr.

He wanted everyone to be treated fairly.

We honor Dr. King on January 20 th each year.

This is Harriet Tubman.

Harriet Tubman was born into slavery in As a slave, Tubman was beaten many times. She had permanent injuries that left scars for the rest of her life.

In the 1800s, slaves were African- American people who were forced to work. They were “owned” by their masters and had no rights.

They could be bought and sold, and ripped away from their families forever. Harriet Tubman wanted a better life. She ran away from her “owners” on what came to be known as the Underground Railroad.

The Underground Railroad was not really underground and it was not really a railroad. It was a series of long paths through the woods that lead to freedom for slaves in the Northern United States. It was very dangerous, and very long, but Harriet Tubman made it to freedom!

Harriet Tubman escaped slavery to become a leading abolitionist. She led hundreds of enslaved people to freedom along the routes of the Underground Railroad.

Southern slave owners were very angry with Harriet, and offered large rewards for anyone who could capture her. Harriet, however, was never captured. In all, she helped over 300 slaves to freedom in the North.

“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”

Tubman was called “Moses” because of the way she lead slaves to freedom. She died March 10, 1913.