FAMOUS AFRICAN AMERICANS DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR

FAMOUS AFRICAN AMERICANS

DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. v Born January 15, 1929 v Skipped 9 th and 11 th grade v Known for his fight for equality v Was a Baptist minister v Made his “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 v https: //www. youtube. com/watc h? v=3 v. DWWy 4 CMh. E v Died April 4, 1968

HARRIET TUBMAN v Born in 1820 v Escaped slavery in 1849 v Known for helping slaves escape through the Underground Railroad v https: //www. youtube. com/watc h? v=NQ_g. RFYg. XMo v Died in 1913 v Buried with military honors

GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER v Born January 1864 v Born during the Civil War v Was known for coming up with many uses of peanuts v Taught at Tuskegee Institute v Died January 5, 1943

WILL SMITH v Born September 25, 1968 v Formed DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince when he was 16 v Known for his rapping and acting https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v =_Wamk. RSDe. D 8 v Has 3 kids v Currently 46 years old

MR. BARACK OBAMA v Born August 4, 1961 v Known as the 44 th President and the 1 st African American President v Went to Harvard Law School v Currently 53 years old

ROSA PARKS v Born February 4, 1913 v Known for refusing to give her seat up on the bus v Joined the NAACP in 1943 v Worked as a seamstress v Published her autobiography in 1992 v Died October 24, 2005

MICHAEL JORDAN v Born February 17, 1963 v Known for his basketball playing v Played for UNC and Chicago Bulls v Played and won basketball in the Olympics v Officially a billionaire on 3/2/15 v Currently 52

OPRAH WINFREY v Born January 29, 1954 v Known for her TV network and hosting talk shows v Billionaire v Hosted her talk show for 25 years v Currently 61

BB KING v Born September 16, 1925 v Served in World War II v Known for his blues music v Won his 15 th Grammy in 2009 v Named his guitar Lucille v Currently 89 years old

LOUIS ARMSTRONG v Born August 4, 1901 v Known for his jazz trumpet music and raspy voice v Adopted his 3 year old cousin v Made scat singing popular v Died July 6, 1971