American Heroes: People Who Changed Our World

1. American Heroes: People Who Changed Our World Eleanor Roosevelt Paul Revere Thurgood Marshall Franklin D. Roosevelt Mary McCleod Bethune Cesar Chavez Click here for Instructions Frederick Douglass Lyndon B. Johnson Susan B. Anthony

2. Thurgood Marshall Home Listen Birth date: July 2, 1908 Birth place: Baltimore, Maryland Death: January 24, 1993 Most Known For: Thurgood Marshall is known as a civil rights activist. His most famous victory was winning the case Brown vs. Board of education which ended segregation in the public schools. Marshall was an excellent lawyer and was the first African American appointed to the Supreme Court. He was appointed on June 13, 1967. Eleanor Roosevelt Frederick Douglass Paul Revere Lyndon B. Johnson Franklin D. Roosevelt Mary McCleod Bethune Susan B. Anthony Cesar Chavez

3. Lyndon B. Johnson Home Listen Birth date: August 27, 1908 Birth place: near Johnson City, Texas Death: January 22, 1973 Most Known For: LBJ is most known for serving as the 36th President of the United States. LBJ became President after the assassination of John F. Kennedy. He is credited with designing the “Great Society” legislation. LBJ fought tirelessly against poverty in America. Eleanor Roosevelt Frederick Douglass Paul Revere Thurgood Marshall Franklin D. Roosevelt Mary McCleod Bethune Susan B. Anthony Cesar Chavez

4. Mary McCleod Bethune Home Listen Birth date: July 10, 1875 Birth place: Maysville, South Carolina Death: May 18, 1955 Most Known For: Mary McLeod Bethune is best known for starting Daytona Normal and Industrial Institute for Negro Girls in 1904. This school is now known as Bethune-Cookman College. Mary believed in the power of reading. She was very dedicated to teaching young African American women to read. She worked with several presidents, including FDR, to bring about change in America. Eleanor Roosevelt Frederick Douglass Paul Revere Lyndon B. Johnson Franklin D. Roosevelt Thurgood Marshall Susan B. Anthony Cesar Chavez

5. Paul Revere Home Listen Birth date: December 22, 1734 Birth place: Boston, Massachusetts Death:May 10, 1818 Most Known For: Paul Revere is best known for his “Midnight Ride.” Paul was a patriot and was very active in the anti-British movement. He was a silversmith by trade, and had a very large family. On the night of April 18, 1775 Paul rode from Lexington to Concord to alert the colonists that the British had arrived in America. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote a poem about Paul Revere that is still recited today. Eleanor Roosevelt Frederick Douglass Thurgood Marshall Lyndon B. Johnson Franklin D. Roosevelt Mary McCleod Bethune Susan B. Anthony Cesar Chavez

6. Frederick Douglass Home Listen Birth date: February 14, 1818 Birth place: Talbot County, Maryland Death: February 20, 1895 • Most Known For: Frederick Douglass is known as an abolitionist. He was born into slavery and after gaining his freedom, he helped in the fight to end slavery. He gave many wonderful speeches speaking out against slavery, and he worked to bring other slaves to freedom. He worked with the Underground Railroad, and he penned his own newspaper, The North Star. He also fought for women’s rights alongside Susan B. Anthony. Eleanor Roosevelt Thurgood Marshall Paul Revere Lyndon B. Johnson Franklin D. Roosevelt Mary McCleod Bethune Susan B. Anthony Cesar Chavez

7. Franklin D. Roosevelt Home Listen Birth date: January 30, 1882 Birth place: Hyde Park, New York Death: April 12, 1945 Most Known For: FDR is most known for being the 32nd President of the United States. He is responsible for the New Deal legislation that helped to create jobs for out of work Americans. He is also well known for having lived with polio. He had a home in Warm Springs, Georgia where he received treatments for his polio. He is the only president that has been elected to four terms. Eleanor Roosevelt Frederick Douglass Paul Revere Lyndon B. Johnson Thurgood Marshall Mary McCleod Bethune Susan B. Anthony Cesar Chavez

8. Eleanor Roosevelt Home Listen Birth date: October 11, 1884 Birth place: New York City, New York Death: November 7, 1962 Most Known For: Eleanor Roosevelt is most famously known for being a first lady of the United States of America. Eleanor was the first president’s wife to be active in politics during her husband’s terms. She helped to found the United Nations, and she was the driving force behind the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. She was an excellent speaker and fought passionately for any cause that she supported. Thurgood Marshall Frederick Douglass Paul Revere Lyndon B. Johnson Franklin D. Roosevelt Mary McCleod Bethune Susan B. Anthony Cesar Chavez

9. Home Susan B. Anthony Listen Birth date:February 15, 1820 Birth place: Adams, Massachusets Death: March 13, 1906 Most Known For: Susan B. Anthony is most known for her efforts in fighting for women’s suffrage rights and for civil rights for all Americans. Susan strongly opposed slavery. She was a spokesperson for women’s rights. She was arrested on November 18, 1872 for voting in the presidential election. Susan worked closely with Elizabeth Cady Stanton writing and giving speeches to support human rights. Eleanor Roosevelt Frederick Douglass Paul Revere Lyndon B. Johnson Franklin D. Roosevelt Mary McCleod Bethune Thurgood Marshall Cesar Chavez

10. Cesar Chavez Home Listen Birth date:March 31, 1927 Birth place:Yuma, Arizona Death:April 23, 1993 Most Known For: Cesar Chavez is most known for his support of migrant worker’s rights. He believed that the migrant workers were treated unfairly. He co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers. He began a union for migrant workers which held several successful strikes. The most famous of these strikes was the California Grape strike, which lasted five years. His work helped to improve wages, working conditions, and the living conditions of migrant workers. Eleanor Roosevelt Frederick Douglass Thurgood Marshall Lyndon B. Johnson Franklin D. Roosevelt Mary McCleod Bethune Susan B. Anthony Paul Revere