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Who Am I? Famous Black Americans

Who Am I? Famous Black Americans. Second Grade Social Studies. Who am I?. I was a pivotal figure in the fight for civil rights. I refused to give up my seat to a white man. I had been working so hard and was so tired. I am…. Rosa Parks. Who am I?.

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Who Am I? Famous Black Americans

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  1. Who Am I?Famous Black Americans Second Grade Social Studies

  2. Who am I? • I was a pivotal figure in the fight for civil rights. I refused to give up my seat to a white man. I had been working so hard and was so tired.

  3. I am… Rosa Parks

  4. Who am I? • I was an inventor who was fascinated by steam engines. I invented a device to oil the machinery while it was working. My invention became so popular that no engine or machine was considered complete until it had a McCoy Lubricator.

  5. I am… Elijah McCoy

  6. Who am I? • I escaped slavery in Maryland in 1849 and traveled north. Then I helped hundreds of other slaves flee to the north to freedom via the Underground Railroad. I devoted her life to fighting slavery and championing the rights of women.

  7. I am… Harriet Tubman

  8. Who am I? • I was an orator, civil rights activist, professor, writer, and poet. I was born a slave in Virginia, but was freed by Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. I founded the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama, and the National Negro Business League.

  9. I am… Booker T. Washington

  10. Who am I? • I was the first African-American woman elected to the US Congress. After being a teacher and serving as a New York state assemblywoman, I was elected as a Democrat to the House of Representatives. I served in Congress for seven terms. In 1972, I was the first African-American woman to run for a major-party presidential nomination.

  11. I am… Shirley Chisholm

  12. Who am I? • I was an American scientist, educator, humanitarian, and former slave. I made scientific discoveries that helped farmers in the South. I taught farmers to grow peanuts, soybeans, and sweet potatoes. I also taught them to rotate crops in order to renew the soil. I developed hundreds of products from peanuts.

  13. I am… George Washington Carver

  14. Who am I? • I was the dominant basketball player in the world during the 1990s. I won the NBA's Most Valuable Player award five times, and six times led the Chicago Bulls to the league championship. I played the 1994 baseball season for the minor league Birmingham Barons. In the year 2000 I became a part owner and executive for the NBA's Washington Wizards.

  15. I am… Michael Jordan

  16. Who am I? • I was a great jazz trumpet player, composer, and singer. I was nicknamed Satchmo because some people said that my mouth was like a satchel. I was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and soon became a well-known cornet player in clubs and on riverboats along the Mississippi River. I became world famous for my incredible musical talent, especially my improvised solos. I also sang "scat," a style in which nonsense words are used in a song.

  17. I am… Louis Armstrong

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