People+of+Influence

= Barack Obama = Barack Obama was the first black president of the United States of America. Tim O. Group 5 = Martin Luther King, Jr. =

Martin was a very famous leader of the civil rights movement. Led the march in 1963.He was awarded a nobel prize. And made the famous speech, "I had a dream" ~Julia Jack, 64

Martin Luther King Jr. was famous for his speech "I have a Dream" this speech toched more than 200,000 people from the stairs of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., in 1963. -clara group 61

Martin was born in Atlanta, Georgia during segrigation = John R. Lewis = He grew up in Alabama in the 1940s and 1950s during segregation. -Makena 67 = James M. Nabrit =

= Thurgood Marshall = Thurgood Marshall was the first black named to the Supreme Court. -Julianne Mulvey

= John F. Kennedy = "the John F. Keneddy presidental library and museum preserves the papers and documents of our countries 35th presedent and makes them avalable for study. ~mariel group 68 = Lyndon B. Johnson = "It's thanks to all the thousands of people that marched for civil rights during the 1960's that African American's around the country can vote today"

= Lady Bird Johnson = As first lady (1963-69) she sponsored environmental causes and national beautification projects. A successful businesswoman, she bought (1943) a debt-ridden radio station in Austin, Tex., and built it into a multimillion dollar broadcasting company. She also owns and manages extensive ranching lands in Texas. She is the author of //A White House Diary// (1970). -Amanda 5

= Jackie Robinson =

Jackie Robinson was the first black baseball player to be in the MLB. This paved the way for other black baseball players. Wes Robinson 64 = Mohandas Ghandi =

= Rosa Parks = Did you know that Rosa Parks was born on february 4,1913 in Tuskegee Alabama, U.S Rosa died on October 24, 2005 in Detroit, Michigan, U.S She was the first woman not to give up a seat on the bus was a white man. The next day Rosa got Arested.

She started the civil rights movement by refushing to get up for a white man in the front of the bus. -Amanda Buczyski

- clara group 61 = Claudette Colvin = Claudette Colvin has been all but lost to history in this quintessential Southern city where the modern civil rights movement began 50 years ago. -Amanda 5
 * Rosa Parks was born on:** February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama, United States
 * Rosa Parks on Died:** October 24, 2005 in Detroit, Michigan, United States
 * Claudette Colvin was a 15 year old girl who refused to get out of her seat for a white man, she did this before Rosa Parks did. **
 * -Janneris 61 **

= Malcolm X = Malcolm X was activist. he belived that everyone should be intergrated. He did not care what gender, color, or religion people were. Malcom X reminds me a lot of Martin Luther King Jr. They were both trying to do the same thing, but the only thing that was diferent was that Martin Luther King Jr. belived in peace and Malcolm belived that there should be violence. the most important thing is that they were trying to make a change in the world. -Meghan Daley Group 64

Malcom x was a violent civil rights leader who believed words were not strong enough. -Jack Armstrong = Jack Greenberg =

= Judge Frank Johnson =

= J. Edgar Hoover =