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Black History Month Project

Explore the lives and legacies of key figures such as Maya Angelou, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Martin Luther King Jr. through art and writing. Learn about their impact on culture, civil rights, and music.

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Black History Month Project

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  1. Black History Month Project Option 1 – Do a 4 page paper (double spaced) on your topic person or event. Paper must have citations! Option 2 – Create a piece of artwork or another visual representation of your topic person that represents who they are and why they matter. Have a 2 page paper and citations(double spaced) explaining your work or your topic person. * Projects will be presented in front of the class and the presentation will factor into the grade! * If you want to change your topic person, do not just do it on your own. Clear it with us first. Due Feb 15th!!!

  2. Maya Angelou Hiram Revels Langston Hughes Muhammad Ali Jean-Michel BasquiatJimi Hendrix Grant FuhrBillie Holiday Josh GibsonHarriet Tubman Fredrick DouglasQuincy Jones Jessie OwensMuddy Waters Jack JohnsonMotown Jackie RobinsonLouis Armstrong Althea GibsonSojourner Truth W.E.B. Du biosIda B. Wells Martin Luther King Jr.Booker T Washington Dred Scott/ Dred Scott decisionColin Powell Brown V. Board of educationCondoleezza Rice Thurgood MarshallCarol Mosely Braun Oprah WinfreySammy Davis Jr. Josephine BakerSpike Lee Deacon JonesRay Charles Satchel Paige

  3. Langston Hughes - One of the key writers and figures during the Harlem Renaissance - Wrote over 20 volumes of poetry in his life one his best known called “Montage of a Dream Deferred” - Wrote plays, one of which named Mulatto appeared on Broadway in 1935

  4. Maya Angelou - Won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1971 - First African American Female to direct a major Hollywood film (Down in the Delta in 1998) - 3 time Grammy Award winner for the spoken word (1993, 1995 & 2002)

  5. Jean-Michel Basquiat - Worked with such artists as Andy Warhol and David Bowie - One of the first African American artists to receive acclaim from the international art community - Rose from obscurity after selling graffiti postcards on the street

  6. Jimi Hendrix - Thought of as one of, if not THE best electric guitar player in music history - Performed a legendary rendition of the “Star Spangled Banner” during the Woodstock festival in 1970. - In 1992 won the Grammy lifetime achievement award. 22 years after his death.

  7. Billie Holiday - One of the most Influential Jazz Musicians of all time - Her life was made into a movie in 1972 (Lady Sings the Blues staring Diana Ross) - In 2000 was inducted into the Rock and Roll hall of fame

  8. Quincy Jones - As a musician her performed with Dizzie Gillespie touring the middle east and south america in 1956 - In 1964 was named VP of Mercury Records – the first African American to hold an executive position in a white owned company - Is most famous for being a record producer and writer to such artists as Michael Jackson’s Off The Wall and Thriller Album to Frank Sinatra and his famous song Fly Me to the Moon

  9. Muddy Waters - Of the grandfather of Blues Music - He has influenced everyone from Elvis and Bob Dylan to the Rolling Stones. - Winner of 6 Grammy awards and was inducted into the Blues and Rock and Roll hall of fame.

  10. Sojourner Truth - Escaped Slavery with her infant daughter in 1826 - Wrote “Ain’t I a Women?” speech for the Ohio reformers convention of 1851, A legendary speech. - Helped Recruit Black Soldiers to the Union Army during the civil war.

  11. Motown - Founded by Berry Gordy in Detroit in 1960. - Had a stable of artists like Marvin Gaye, the Jackson 5, The Supremes, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson and The Temptations; to more modern acts like Public Enemy, Boyz II Men and India.Arie - The Music and sound helped to bring social change.

  12. Louis Armstrong - Considered one of the best Jazz Trumpeter’s in history. - One of the few African American’s who were able to reach white America and be successful - Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990

  13. W.E.B. Dubios - First African American to earn a PHD from Harvard. - Was one of the founding members of the NAACP - Prolific writer and intellectual who wrote 22 books in his life one of the most famous of which called “The Souls of Black Folk”

  14. Ida B. Wells - Fought for Racial Equality as early as 1884 refusing to give her seat up to a white train passenger. - Ran the Memphis paper called Free Speech and Headlight which brought to the masses the lynching going on in the south - Was Also one of the founding members of the NAACP

  15. Martin Luther King Jr. - The most Influential civil rights leader probably in American History. - Gave his Legendary I have a Dream speech in 1963 in Washington. - The Youngest Man to win the Nobel Peace prize (which he won in 1964)

  16. Booker T. Washington - Founded Tuskegee University - Was more aggressive in his calls to end racial segregation than many of his peers in the late 1800’s earl 1900’s - Wrote his Autobiography Up From Slavery which is his most read work.

  17. Jessie Owens - Won 4 Gold Medals in the 1936 Olympic in Berlin, Germany - This was all done in front of Hitler who said the Aryan German was the “Master Race” - Hitler refused to shake his hand or award him his medals.

  18. Althea Gibson - One of the greatest tennis players of all time - First African American Women to win a Major Tennis Title. - Won 5 “Grand Slam” Titles in her career - US Open (Twice), Wimbledon (Twice) and the French Open

  19. Dred Scott/Dred Scott Decision - Lived in free land in the United States and sued to gain his freedom - Supreme Court Ruled against him in what history calls the Dred Scott Decision - He was “freed” in 1857 but died in 1858

  20. Thurgood Marshall - At the age of 32 was appointed Chief Counsel to the NAACP after winning his very first supreme court case - John F Kennedy Appointed him to the US court of Appeals in 1961. - The first African American to serve on the Supreme Court in 1967

  21. Jack Johnson - First African American Heavyweight Boxing Champion - Was Married 3 times, all to white women which caused many in the south to call for his lynching - Lost his title in 1915 after being KO’d in the 26th round by Jess Willard.

  22. Grant Fuhr - Was the Goaltender for the legendary Edmonton Oilier teams that won 5 Stanley Cups - 6 time all star, won the best Goaltender award (the Vezina trophy) in 1988. - Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003.

  23. Fredrick Douglas - Leader of the Abolitionist Movement - Also one of the first men to be in favor of Women’s Rights - Worked wit the Underground Railroad to get slaves to free land.

  24. Condoleezza Rice - Was named National Security Advisor in 2000 until 2005 - First African American women to be Secretary of State in 2005 until 2009 - Was a key Member of George W Bush’s Cabinet during his 2 terms in office

  25. Muhammed Ali - One of the “Greatest of all time” in the sport of boxing. - Was stripped of his title and convicted of “draft dodging” during the Vietnam war. The supreme court later overturned this conviction. - He crossed over into mainstream pop culture, even scoring a cover of his boxing Superman

  26. Brown V Board of Education - Law that established Segregated school unconstitutional - 1957 Little Rock Arkansas called the National Guard to block admittance to Little Rock High School of African American Students - The 101st airborne has to be called in for the students to get into the school.

  27. Jackie Robinson - Broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball - Inducted into the MLB hall of fame in 1962 - His #42 has since been retired throughout major league baseball (only those who wore it before the retirement can continue to wear it)

  28. Colin Powell - National Security Advisor to Ronald Reagan in the late 1980’s - Was instrumental in the success of the first Gulf War in 1991 - First African American appointed Secretary of State in 2001.

  29. Josh Gibson - One of the greatest power hitters in baseball history. Was said to have hit 75 HR’s in 1931 in the Negro league - Rumored to have hit a ball clear out of the Old Yankee Stadium some 600 feet away (the only ball ever hit out of the stadium) - Never played in the Major leagues but was elected to the hall of fame in 1972

  30. Carol Mosely Braun - First African American Women elected to the Senate - Ambassador to New Zealand from 1999-2001 - Ran for president in 2004 as a Democrat, losing the nomination to John Kerry

  31. Harriet Tubman - One of the most important people of the Underground Railroad. - Escaped from Slavery in 1849 - Later in life supported the cause of Women’s Sufferage.

  32. Hiram Revels - First African American Senator - He represented Mississippi in 1870 - His election was met with opposition from people in the south who thought him not a citizan

  33. Oprah Winfrey - One of the greatest African American business person in the history of the United States - Her highly rated Television show which began in 1984 will end in 2011 – a run of 27 years on TV - Owner of O magazine and co founder of the Oxygen network

  34. Sammy Davis Jr. - Known for his singing and dancing, he was a member of the “Rat Pack” - Starred in Numerous films, including the original Oceans Eleven - Won a lifetime achievement Grammy award in 2001

  35. Josephine Baker - The First African American female to star in a major movie - Notable Civil Rights activists who was offered the leadership position after Martin Luther King was assassinated - One of the leading figures of the French Revolution Resistance during WW II

  36. Spike Lee - Influential film maker who made such movies as “Do the Right Thing” and “Malcolm X” - His production company – 40 acres and a mule have produced over 35 movies. - Lifetime Knick fan who often sits courtside!!

  37. Deacon Jones - The most feared pass rusher of his era. The term QB sack was named so in his honor. - In 1967 he had 26 sacks in 14 games (before sacks were kept as an official record). In 1968 he had 24 in 14 games. - The “Secretary of Defense” as he was nicknamed was elected to the football hall of fame in 1980

  38. Ray Charles - A prolific writer and singer during the 1950’s. He sand Gospel, R&B and Soul music - Lost his eyesight at the age of 7 due to Glaucoma - Won the lifetime achievement Grammy award in 1987 and the 2005 show was done in his honor.

  39. Satchel Paige. - Legendary baseball pitcher who played in the Negro leagues and in Major League Baseball. - He was called up to the Cleveland Indians at the age of 42. The oldest “rookie” in baseball history - He played Semi Pro ball till the age of 62 and was the first negro league player elected into The Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971

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