The Life Of Roy Wilkins

After another double day of practice, Frank Mason comes home exhausted. Frank was not mad at the practices, just annoyed that the Bulls were so bad. All Frank wanted to accomplish this season was beating Vick. Frank knew that the Bulls had no opportunity at the playoffs, but if he destroyed Vick in all their games, that’s a great season in Frank’s mind. Vick plays for the Miami Heat, the three time defending NBA National Champs. Frank loathed all their players, but especially Vick.

Jesse Ernest Wilkins jr. Born November 27,1923a in Chicago and died May 12, 2011 in Arizona was an American nuclear scientist mathematician and and mechanical engineer he attended the university of Chicago at the age of 13, becoming its youngest student. Because he was young and smart he got the name "negro genius"in local newspapers at 17 Jesse, received his Associate bachelor . in Mathematics and ranked in the top 10 in Mathematics' famous undergraduate Putnam Competition. the youngest student ever admitted.

In 1924 a young Jewish man named Abe Saperstein was chosen to coach an African American semi pro basketball team called the Giles Post American Legion Quintet. Little did he know that with this position he would eventually revolutionize the game of basketball and help to initiate integration throughout the country, while establishing himself as an unknown and unconventional hero. Saperstein was a masterful promoter and businessman who would build the most well known sports franchise in history. He was also a visionary who knew the immense impact that African Americans could have on the game of basketball and was determined to force integration throughout the game of

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. (History) He was an activist, a fighter for civil rights, and was destined to a life of serving God as a pastor. His father and grandfather were pastors. He later followed in their footsteps and became the pastor of his father. Along with being involved in the church community he became a non-violent activist for human rights and the black communities during the times of segregation. Because he had graduated from high school, received his Bachelor’s Degree from Morehouse College, and then went on to get his doctorate in systematic theology from Boston University proved that he was a well-educated black man. His education and strong beliefs for his race landed him as a chairman in the NAACP and in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference as president. King sought

Du Bois was join on February 23, 1868 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Du Bois’ father had died shortly after he was born so he was raised by his extended family. According to History’s article “W.E.B. Du Bois,” Du Bois’ extended family “left a strong impression on his personality and was reflected in his subsequent work.” Du Bois’ work ethic was not only taught by his family, but his teachers as well. The article “W.E.B. Du Bois” on Biography states that “While growing up in a mostly European American town, W.E.B. Du Bois identified himself as ‘mulatto,’ but freely attended school with whites and was enthusiastically supported in his academic studies by his white teachers.” Du Bois’ home town clearly did not care for Jim Crow Laws and treated African Americans as equals. This positive influence led “Du Bois [to graduate] from high school as valedictorian.” After he graduated, Du Bois moved to Nashville, Tennessee and attended Fisk University. At Fisk University, “he first encountered Jim Crow laws. For the first time, he began analyzing the deep troubles of American racism.” After Du Bois graduated from Fisk University with a bachelor’s degree, he “enrolled at Harvard as a junior. He received a BA cum laude, in 1890, an MA in 1891, and a PhD in 1895.” Du Bois was the first African American to earn a PhD from Harvard University. After Harvard, Du Bois “was selected for a study-abroad program at the University of Berlin… [where] he

W.E.B. DuBois was born on February 23, 1868 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. He died August 27, 1963 but not before he was known as a historian,professor writer, editor, sociologist and my favorite , the radicalist. Du Bois grew up in a single parent home

When I was a child the atmosphere of baseball was almost intoxicating to me. The scent of freshly cut grass as it tickles your nose, the sound of the ball whooshing through the air from the mound to the catchers’ glove, and the sudden crack of the bat as it knocks the little leather ball hundreds of feet out into the park. All of my senses are in full joyous glee when I am surrounded by that environment. Unfortunately, I only got to enjoy this atmosphere from the bleachers. I was born with many medical issues, one of which being asthma that did not particularly like the freshly cut grass tickling my nose. I would spend my time in the stands watching my half-brothers and cousins who were much healthier than me live my dream of becoming the next

To be able to analyze King’s letter effectively, we must know the information behind it. King was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. His father and grandfather were both ministers, which made it inevitable that he became one too. King became the face of the Civil Rights movement and won the Nobel Peace

Robinson was born on January 31,1919 in Cairo, Georgia. As a child Robinson was raised by his mother, Mallie Robinson. He grew up in a single parent household with his four other brothers and sisters. Robinson faced prejudice people everyday, being the only African American on the block. These prejudice people only strengthened and prepared him for later (Jackie Robinson). Robinson attended John Muir High School and Pasadena Junior College for his education. At Pasadena Junior College he was an excellent athlete who played football, basketball, baseball, and track (Jackie Robinson). He continued his education at the University of California in Los Angeles. Here he became the first student at the University to letter in four sports (Jackie Robinson). Robinson was forced to leave this school due to financial issues (Robinson, Jackie). After Robinson left this school he moved to Hawaii, where he played

William DuBois was one of this country 's most important activist and educator. He was born in 1868 in a small village in Massachusetts. DuBois was attacked by racism in 19th century while attending Fisk University in Nashville. While completing his graduate studies at Harvard , W.E.B Duboi wrote an passage on the history of the slave trade. The slave trade is still considered one of the most talked about subject today.

In Diamond, MO blacks were not allowed to go school so he decided to go to a school about 10 miles away in Nesho. At age 13 he decided to attend the academy in Fort Scott, Kansas and stayed with his new foster parents,

Background Information: - Rosa Parks was born in Tuskegee Alabama on February 4, 1913. Her family later moved to Pine Level, Alabama. Rosa’s mother was a teacher, so that influence Rosa to want to become a teacher too, when she grew up. Rosa moved to Montgomery, Alabama, at age 11. She left highschool early in order to care for her sick grandmother. She married Raymond Parks, a well educated young man, when she was 19. Rosa Parks later worked as a seamstress and joined the NAACP.

Dr. King was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia (Biography.com). Atlanta had a big riot on race about 23 years before Martin Luther King Jr.’s birth (georgiaencyclopedia). Dr. King went to school at Booker T. Washington High School, he was so far advanced he got to skip 9th and 11th grade (Biography.com). After he graduated high school he went to Morehouse College (Biography.com). Dr. King was

Martin Luther King was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. Martin Luther King played a pivotal role in the ending of the segregation between African-Americans and white Citizen in the United states. Martin Luther King even received the Nobel peace prize in 1964 among other prizes because of his fight against segregation.

The Port Wentworth sugar plant was built in 1917, and was owned by Savannah Foods & Industries. In December 1997, Savannah Foods was acquired by Imperial Sugar Company. At the time of the incident Port Wentworth plant was one of the largest refineries of sugar in the U.S, and there were over 350 employees and contractors that worked there. Very little change came with the acquisition though, and the Port Wentworth facility continued to operate as it had before.