Born on April 9, 1898 in Princeton, New Jersey, Paul Robeson was the youngest of five children. His father was a runaway slave who went on to graduate from Lincoln University, and his mother came from a family of Quakers who worked for the abolition of slavery. His family was familiar with hardship and the determination to rise above it. His own life was no less challenging.
LeBron James was born December 30, 1984 in a poor neighborhood in Akron, Ohio (Smithwick 6). His mother gave birth to him when she was 16 and still in high school (Smithwick 6). All this goes back to how he was born in a
Andrew Carnegie was born on November 25th, 1835 in Dunfermline, Scotland. His father was a hand loom weaver and Chartist. Carnegie believed in the importance of birthplace. “I was supremely so in
Sachin Tendulkar is the famous cricketers among the Asian Indians follow him and his cricket style. (Pettinger, 2015)
Every kid dreams of playing a professional sport, but Bo Jackson played two. Drafted 4th round in 1986, Jackson joined the returning world series champions the Kansas City Royals. Joining the Royals meant Jackson passed up a number one overall pick in the NFL. A few years later, he joins the Oakland Raiders and starts his NFL career. Bo Jackson is considered a real life epic hero based on his God given talents, ability to balance multiple sports, and how he stayed humble throughout the whole thing.
To begin, Muhammad Ali was born in a life where his parents knew he would accomplish great things. Ali was born on January 17th, 1942, in Louisville Kentucky. According to, the book, The Importance Of Muhammad Ali, his father said that Ali, ”Came into this world with a good body and a big head, that was the image of Joe Louis. That made me real proud, I loved Joe Louis.” Ali was known as a leader, even
Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo. The year Jackie was born was 1919 to a family of farmers. His Mother name is Mallie Robinson. She raised Jackie and four other of her children. They were the only black family around and people gave them a hard time about living around them since they were the only black family on the block. Jackie was the very first black baseball player ever to join the white man’s league.
Cricket in many ways was a unifying force for the different classes in India as well as the relationship between Britain and India. As seen in Document 2, an Indian cricketer was invited to “...join the Sussex team,” which was a team from England.
Andrew Carnegie was born on November 25, 1835, in Dunfermline, Scotland, the son of William Carnegie and Margaret Morrison Carnegie. Andrew Carnegie had to start working as a young boy to help support his family. He began working at the age of thirteen at a cotton mill and then shortly after as a messenger at a
Derek Jeter was born on June 26, 1974, in Pequannock, New Jersey. His father, Charles Jeter, made the family move to Michigan when Derek was only 4 years old. The reason was because his father went to Michigan University, so he could become a doctor. Derek started playing baseball when he was five years old. He continued playing through high school, when he a batting average of .500. He won numerous awards which helped him get drafted in 1992 by the Yankees in the first round.
Born on January 31, 1919 in Cairo, GA, Jackie Robinson was born to a family of sharecroppers. Jackie grew up with only a mother and 4 other sibling. Since his mother was hardly around, he eventually learned how to take care of himself. Jackie Robinson was one of the greatest men of his time. He went through racism and he also got a lot of hate during his entire career. although he had to go through a lot break the color barrier, he still fought through it no matter what happened in the end.
Jackie Robinson had a rough childhood. He was born January 30, 1919, in Cairo Georgia. His father left him when he was six months old, when that happned his mom moved his family to Pasadena, California. Robinson played four sports in college for UCLA. He later dropped out to help support his mother, because he knew that he wouldn’t get very far as being an African American (Justice, 2015).
Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana to parents Katherine and Joseph Jackson. He was the eighth child born out of ten living in a two-bedroom home. Jackson 's father, Joseph Jackson, a former boxer, worked as a crane operator in the steel mill. His father also played the guitar in a rhythm and blues with a band called The Falcons to support the family. Michael 's mother worked part-time at Sears to also bring income into the household.
He became a leader for independence and Hinduism rights. He had thousands of followers and of course non followers. Including the English soldiers that patrol India, they threw Gandhi in jail several times for different things.
Born on December 30th, 1984, in Akron, Ohio to Gloria James, LeBron and his mother travel from place to place living with friends. One lucky day LeBron’s mother finally got re-married. That was when his dad hooked him on basketball, and the legend was born.