Mary Church Terrell

Mary Church Terrell An ABC power point by Lilli Hicks http://www.oberlin.edu/archive/index_archive/index35.html

Introduction • Mary Church Terrell was a very loving, generous, and true person. She fought for people’s rights and thought everyone should be treated equally and fairly. You will see that as you read my power-point. She is not well known but did a great amount of help to help build this country. http://www.tn.gov/tsla/exhibits/suffrage/beginning.htm

African-American Soldiers • In World War 1, black soldiers had to fight in separate units. Not awesome. When the war ended in Europe, the soldiers returned home. But they did not have freedom at home. Mary said, “It isn’t fair!” http://blogs.valpo.edu/gjones/files/2009/05/black-soldiers.jpg

Books • Because of her life experiences, Mary wrote many books about her life. One in particular was calledA Colored Women in a White Worldin 1940. It related to many African American women during this time. http://blackwomenlivingwell.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/13.jpg

College • Mary attended Oberlin College in Ohio. It was different than most schools in the 1880s because men, women, and African Americans went to school together. When she was learning about rights, she thought that women should have the right to vote, too. http://avhs-apush.wikispaces.com/Brown%2C+Antoinette

http://www.americancivilwar.com/women/Womens_Suffrage/Mary-Church-Terrell.htmlhttp://www.americancivilwar.com/women/Womens_Suffrage/Mary-Church-Terrell.html Discrimination • Mary devoted her life to helping make African Americans’ lives better, especially women who were African Americans. She even marched at the White House for women’s rights. She was also the first African American on the Washington D.C. school board.

Europe • After Mary finished college, her father sent her to Europe in 1888. She decided to live their. She studied music and great writing. http://www.flickr.com/photos/puzzlemaster/2784864849/

Fun Fact! • Did you know that: Since Mary’s color of her skin was very light, she would go eat at white restaurants. After that, she would go tell the manager. Well, of course he wasn’t a happy camper. That is how it was so unfair! http://womenshistory.about.com/b/2009/01/04/mary-church-terrell.htm

German • Including all of the wonderful things Mary has done, she was one of the few African American women who could speak fluent German. She gave an entire speech in German in 1904, at Berlin International Congress of Women. She can also speak French. http://peace.maripo.com/p_conferences.htm

Historical • Mary was a big part of our history. She fought for many different things. One major one is women's rights. If it wasn’t for her bravery, I (and many other unhappy women )would not be allowed to vote in the future or have a good job. http://www.blackpast.org/?q=1897-mary-church-terrell-union-there-strength

Independent • Mary was a very independent person growing up. One of the reasons is because when she thought women should have rights, too, people thought she was crazy. They also thought she was crazy because she thought everyone should be treated equal. Not so crazy now, huh? http://www.washingtonhistory.org/wshm/featuredexhibits/womensvotes.aspx

Justice • In 1892 Mary’s friend, Tom Moss, was lynched by a white mob. He and his friend tried to take it to court but they just didn’t listen. That sure made Mary very upset. That’s one of the many reasons why she wanted to fight for people’s rights. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Robert_Kennedy_CORE_rally_speech2.jpg/275px-Robert_Kennedy_CORE_rally_speech2.jpg

Known • Mary was a very know person in her community. She for volunteered many things since she was an activist. She is also now known as a civil rights leader. Her occupacation is an educator, too! Wow, she did a lot of stuff in her life time! http://www.childrensdefense.org/policy-priorities/early-childhood-education-care/mary-eliza-church-terrell.html

Laws • Mary was a great teacher. She was asked to go work on the Washington D.C. school board. There was one specific law she wanted to pass: All children-boy or girl-had to go to school until the age of 14. The men laughed at the idea. http://www.mths1957.com/archive/

Mary • Mary was born in 1863 in Memphis, Tennessee. Her parents were Louisa and Robert Church. Even though her father was born a slave, she was born free! Her father wanted her to have the best of everything so he sent her to Ohio because things were getting bad in Tennessee. http://www.acu.edu/academics/cehs/programs/socialwork/about/globalcommunity/BlackHistory/socialwork_pioneers.html

NAACP • In 1909, the NAACP ( National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) was started and soon after, Mary joined. Women, men, whites, and blacks all worked together. Great teamwork!!!!!!! http://neworleansnaacp.org/

Ohio • Mary’s parents sent her to Ohio because people where losing their rights. She went to a good school and she was safe there. She grew up to be very intelligent. Mary even graduated at the top of her class in 1880. Lots of her friends got married after high-school, but not her!

President • No, not the president of the United States, but of The National Association of Colored Women. This group of colored women fought for equal rights. She was president of it from 1896-1901. That's quite a long time! http://www.care.org/graphics/partnerships/logos/nacw_logo.gif

Quash • Judges would usually quash cases with African-Americans until 1954 when the judges took a case. This time, instead of not agreeing with African-Americans, the ruled that schools should not be segregated. Two months later, Mary died in Maryland. http://msbush.wikispaces.com/Mary+Eliza+Church+Terrell

Robert • During her carrier, Mary met a young teacher named Robert Heberton Terrell. They quickly fell in love. He told her to come marry her and she said YES! http://msbush.wikispaces.com/Mary+Eliza+Church+Terrell

Segregation • Mary did not like segregation. She thought everyone was equal: Men, women, black, or white. She definitely did not like it when you could not hold public office and things like that. In 1894, she wrote “ There should not be segregation in the nations capital.” http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/connections/afam-perspectives/file.html

Tennessee • When Mary was born in Memphis, Tennessee, everything started out okay. Until the race riots of 1866. Sadly, her father was shot in the head and left to die. That probably encouraged her even more to fight for freedom. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Church_Terrell_House

U.S.A • In 1890, Mary came back to the united states where she had so many job choices. She could work in Oberlin, Alabama, and even New York. http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=usa+mary+church+terrell&view=detail&id=09CCEC9CE3ED6DFEA1C750B46C1012028F4C8B23&first=0&FORM=IDFRIR

Voting Rights • Mary fought long and hard for voting rights for African-American men, and all women. She was part of the NACW and the NAACP. She did not think that it was right to treat people who obviously did nothing wrong that way. She was always finding ways to help. http://tutorials.maconstate.edu/AFFIRMATIVEACTION/separate_01.htm

Wild Idea • Unlike most high-school graduates, Mary wanted to go to college. Lots of people got married after high-school but not her. It was also wild because most women didn’t go to college, especially African Americans. She also thought that women should have the right to vote, too. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aap/terrell.html

http://civilliberty.about.com/od/gendersexuality/tp/History-of-Feminism.htmhttp://civilliberty.about.com/od/gendersexuality/tp/History-of-Feminism.htm Xan-a-du • When Mary died in 1954, I am sure she went to a xan-a-du (a beautiful place) because she fought for equal rights. She also lived to be 90 years old! She wrote two months before she died, “It took long enough.” She died in Annapolis, Maryland.

Yellow • Since Mary’s heritage is a mix (not sure what), you could call her yellow. Her skin was almost the color of white, so she got away with little things like the story of her going into “White Only” restaurants to eat. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Church_Terrell

Zeal • Mary was very zeal with equal rights. She cared and had compassion for it. She joined many groups for women having the right to vote. Finally in 1954, the NAACP took a high case in the court. The judges ruled that schools should not be segregated. Mary said soon before her death, “It took long enough.” http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txcrosby/lorenzo/terrell_mary_james.html

Conclusion • So, as you can see, Mary Church Terrell was a great part of American history, even though she is not well remembered. She is a great person who knows what is right and will fight for that reason. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=19791

Bibliography • http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USASterrell.htm http://womenshistory.about.com/od/terrell/p/mary_church.htm http://www.123rf.com/photo_918516_the-end-written-on-a-beach--good-for-a-holiday-film-ending.html

Mary Church Terrell