Black History Month Black History Month – S. Kincey 02/23/06 1 Credit to WeArePaid Mentoring & Empowerment Org.WeArePaid Mentoring & Empowerment Org.

Black History Month Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise. I rise. I rise. ~Maya Angelou, "Still I Rise," And Still I Rise February 1, 2011

Black History Month – WeArePaid 2011 Carter G. Woodson Founder of Negro History Week (now “Black History Month”) 2

Black History Month – WeArePaid 2011 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. 3 If there is no struggle, there is no progress. ~Frederi ck Douglass

Black History Month – WeArePaid 2011 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. HARPER'S WEEKLY 4 November 16, 1867

Black History Month – WeArePaid 2011 Booker T. Washington Founder of Tuskegee Normal School in Alabama (now Tuskegee University) 5

Black History Month – WeArePaid 2011 George Washington Carver ( ) -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. 6

Black History Month – WeArePaid 2011 W.E.B. DuBois First African American to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard University Co-Founder of the NAACP 7

Black History Month – WeArePaid 2011 Martin Luther King, Jr National leader of the civil rights movement, leading boycotts and staging peaceful protests against segregation in the South. 8 The time is always right to do what is right. ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

Black History Month – WeArePaid 2011 Malcolm X World renowned African American/Pan-Africanist and human rights activist 10

Black History Month – WeArePaid 2011 Thurgood Marshall (1908 – 1993) First African American elevated to U.S. Supreme Court ( ) 11

Black History Month – WeArePaid 2011 Colin Powell Born 1937 First African American to serve as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 12

Jackie Robinson Broke the color barrier in major league baseball Dealt with death threats and racial slurs from racist fans Black History Month – S. Kincey 02/23/06 13

Bill Russell 11x Champion 5x MVP The greatest winner in NBA history Black History Month – S. Kincey 02/23/06 14

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Black History Month – WeArePaid 2011 Sojourner Truth Nationally known speaker on human rights for slaves and women 14

Black History Month – WeArePaid 2011 Harriet Tubman ( ) -Conductor for the Underground Railroad who helped slaves flee to freedom in the North. -Devoted her life to fighting slavery, helping slaves and ex-slaves, and championing the rights of women. -She was known as the "Moses of her people." 15

Black History Month – WeArePaid 2011 Rosa Parks "mother of the civil rights movement” I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up. ~Rosa Parks Refused to give up her seat on a bus for a white man; led to the Montgomery bus boycott

Black History Month – WeArePaid 2011 Shirley Chisholm ( ) First African-American woman elected to the US Congress. During her long political career, she fought for the rights of women and minorities. 19

Black History Month – WeArePaid 2011 Bessie Coleman ( ) First black female pilot and the first woman to receive an international pilot's license. 20

Black History Month – WeArePaid 2011 Mae C. Jemison NASA Astronaut (former) First African-American Woman in Space 21

Black History Month – WeArePaid 2011 Oprah Winfrey First African-American woman to reach billionaire status 22

Black History Month – WeArePaid 2011 Black History: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow Thank You! 23