Although many African Americans fought for their rights in the 1960’s, Daisy Bates has a ever lasting place in Arkansas history. This is the story of how she made her mark in Arkansas history.
6-Daisy Bates-This civil rights activist,writer and publisher was born on November 11,1914 in Huttig,Arkansas. Bates did not have a great childhood Her mother was sexually assaulted and killed by three white men and her father left. As a result,she was raised by family friends. In her teen years,she meet Lucious Christopher “L.C.” Bates. He was an insuarance agent amd expirenced journalist. They married in the early 40`s and moved to Little rock,Arkansas. The couple operated the Arkansas State Press,a weekly African-American newspaper. The paper championed civil rights and Bates decided to join the civil rights movement. In 1952,she became president of the Arkansas NAACP. Of course,being the head of the Arkansas NAACP branch,she played a cruicial role in the fight against segregation. In 1954,the United
Josephine baker born in st.Louis missouri. In 1926 baker was an amazing dancer that lead her to be an creative in her outfits. In 1936 baker became a massive help during the french resistance. She was a clever dancer that in 1925 he began dancing in paris and in the united states. Years later in her career she adopted she 12 children. She always supported the civil rights movement. This is the life of josephine baker.
Shirley Chisholm is the definition of an independent black woman. Chisholm is a model of independence, honesty, and has been a part of many historical issues including civil rights, aid to the poor, and women’s rights. Who Shirley Chisholm is was unknown to me. After days of researching, I have developed a clear understanding of who Shirley Chisholm is. Chisholm was an educator, activist, author, and politician. She is best known as the first African-American woman elected to United States Congress and the first woman and African- American to run for president of the United States.
Jane Long is the mother Texas she has been through so much, she has accomplished so many things.You may know her as the wife of Dr.James Long but she has her own history as well.I have been typing too much about how she is special and why she is the mother of Texas,but I haven't been going into full detail on how she became the mother of Texas.I will be discussing in this essay is her early life ,her later life, and her accomplishments.
Mary Jane McLeod Bethune was an American educator and life rights leader best known for starting a private school for African-American students in Daytona Beach, Florida. She was born on July 10, 1875 in Maysville, SC. She went to school at bible institute for home and foreign missions. It is now moody bible institute. She also went to scotia seminary which is now barber-scotia College. For nearly a decade she worked as an educator. She married fellow teacher Albertus Bethune in 1898. Bethune believed that education provided the key to racial advancement. To that end, Bethune founded the Daytona normal and industrial institute
Mae Carol Jemison was her name she was known for her being the very first African American women to ever aboard the spaceship Endeavour. She is the greatest African American Because when she was a little girl she looked up to her “DREAM” of becoming a real astronaut when she became older. Soon enough her dreams of becoming an astronaut happened…. Her family took to astronaut training where Mae would become the first African American Astronaut, when she went on her first mission with six
? Walking through the woods one day I stumbled across a headstone. Mrs. Bessie Vanburen, age 19, beloved wife and mother, died July 11th 1835. My mind started to wonder back to the days before Bessie was placed here. ?
was born on April 17, 1929 in Yazoo City, Mississippi to Charlie and Juanita Miller. She was oldest of five children (Henry, George, Charlie Mae, Sadie)born to the union. She accepted Christ at an early age and joined the New Tabernacle Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor Carter of Yazoo City, Mississippi. Annie attended school at the Yazoo City School System. She moved to Detroit, Michigan in 1946 where she worked in housekeeping and the dry cleaning business. She met and married Pruitt Carpenter to this union three sons were born Larry, Michael and Curtis. Later she met a special friend Leroy Tart, to this relationship one daughter was born, Vanessa Tart. Annie joined the Christian Faith Missionary Baptist Church where she was a
Mary Jane McLeod Bethune (July 10, 1875 – May 18, 1955) was born in Mayesville, South Carolina. She was the 15th of 17 children born to both former slaves. When she was young, she took an interest in education. Bethune attended college in hopes to become a missionary in Africa.
“I might have been born in a hovel but I am determined to travel with the wind and the stars.” Jackie Cochran was the “Jackie Robinson”of the aviation world. One of her biggest accomplishments was she was the first woman to break the sound barrier. She was born on May 11, 1906. Lastly, later in her life she married business financier Floyd Odlum in 1936. Jackie Cochran did many things in her lifetime, these things were important, and the things she did changed the world.
Nellie Bly is the nickname of the American investigative newspaper reporter, Elizabeth Jane Cochran. Elizabeth was renowned for her reportage of social justice issues and her willingness to undertake “daredevil” undercover investigations; which famously included getting herself committed to an insane asylum so she could report on the conditions there. Elizabeth is also renowned for her travel around the world in seventy-two days.
Janis Joplin was another important female of the blues. She began her music life when she sang in the choir of the church and where she showed that she could be a good performer. Those were her beginnings as an artist. She was recognized for her powerful blues that were inspired, she rose to the fame in the late 1960s. Then, she joined to the Big Brothers band where she was very successful as a performer. After some time that she was in the ban she realzed that she was holded from something better for her as an artist. As in Source 3 says “Despite Big Brother’s continued success Joplin was becoming frustrated with the group, feeling that she was being held back professionally” (Source 3-1). Things were good for her when she was in the band
Katherine Anne Porter got her inspiration for most of her stories from her own life. She had TB at a time in her life, while she had it she got inspired to write a couple short stories. Katherine went to Mexico for a couple years and got material for some of her earlier works. Katherine had a rough childhood, but she took what she went through and put it into stories.
Josephine Icaro, LASA freshman English teacher, recently received the Outstanding Teaching of Humanities Award from Humanities Texas, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. At first, Icato didn’t know about winning the award and was shocked when she saw her supervisors, Ms. Crescenzi and Mr. Hernandez enter her room during a PALS meeting.