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African American Power Points: Table of Contents

African American Power Points: Table of Contents. Rosa Parks by Julie Harriet Tubman by Tiffany Harriet Tubman by Emily. Rosa Parks. By: Julie Schmidt. Rosa’s Lifestyle. Born on February 4, 1913 Husband – Raymond Parks Occupation – Seamstress. Rosa’s Education.

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African American Power Points: Table of Contents

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  1. African American Power Points: Table of Contents • Rosa Parks by Julie • Harriet Tubman by Tiffany • Harriet Tubman by Emily

  2. Rosa Parks By: Julie Schmidt

  3. Rosa’s Lifestyle • Born on February 4, 1913 • Husband – Raymond Parks • Occupation – Seamstress

  4. Rosa’s Education • College – Alabama State Teachers College

  5. What Rosa did… • Rosa refused to give her seat up to a white personon a bus because it was unconstitutional • Rosa’s action started a boycott for African Americans against city bus lines.

  6. Rosa’s Big Accomplishments • Worked for the NAACP National Association for the Advancement of Colored People • Won the Martin Luther King Jr. Non-Violent Peace Prize

  7. Resources • Riding the Bus- Taking a Stand, http://rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/black_history/ • Celebrating Black History Month, http://www.galegroup.com/freresrc/blkhstry/bio/parksr.htm

  8. TheEnd

  9. Harriet Tubman By Tiffany Burmeister

  10. Harriet Tubman • Was born in 1820 or 1821. • In Dorchester County, Maryland. • Escaped from slavery in 1949.

  11. What she did • Conductor of the Underground Railroad. • Helped 300 slaves flee the south and slavery. • Was a spy during the Civil War

  12. Her family • She helped her mother and father escape slavery. • Later helped bring her sister’s family to the free north.

  13. Resources • “Harriet Tubman” 5 March 2001 http://www.incwell.com/Biographies/Tubman.html • “Stamp on Black History”5 March 2001http://library.thinkquest.org/2667/Tubman.htm • “Harriet Tubman” 20 March 2001 http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-4639.html

  14. Harriet Tubman By: Emily Tesch

  15. Harriet Tubman – Personal Facts • Born: In Maryland in 1820 • Parents: Harriet Green and Benjamin Ross • Died: In New York on March 10, 1913 • Married: John Tubman in 1844

  16. Slavery • Escaped from slavery in 1849 • Went back to get her sister

  17. The Underground Railroad • Brought about 300 slaves to freedom • Brought them to Ontario, Canada • Never caught • $40,000 reward for her capture This is one of the safe houses in the Underground Railroad.

  18. Here is a map of the routes of the Underground Railroad

  19. The Civil War • Union Army • Nurse • Scout • Spy

  20. Harriet’s Death • March 10,1913 • Auburn, New York • 93 years of age

  21. Sources Sited • “America’s Story”http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/aa/tubman. • “Harriet Tubman (1821-1913)” http://www.undergroundrailroad.org/content.asp?id=303. • “Harriet Tubman” World Book Online. • “Celebrating Black History” http://www.philly.com/packages/history/life/railroad/railroad.asp. • “The Choosen One” http://www.thechosenone.com/overview.html • “Fontsnthings” http://www.fontsnthings.com/halloffame.html.

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