African American

iTaking a Walk through Black History
By: Mack Davis
Table of Contents

Booker T. Washington…………………………………………………………………….. Pg: 3
Benjamin Banneker……………………………………………………………………….. Pg: 4
Eleanor Holmes Norton………………………………………………………………….. Pg: 5
Barack Obama……………………………………………………………………………… Pg: 6
Bo Jackson……………………………………………………………………………………. Pg: 7
Walt Frazier…………………………………………………………………………………. Pg: 8
Bill Russell…………………………………………………………………………………… Pg: 9
Jim Brown…………………………………………………………………………………… Pg: 10
T.D. Jakes……………………………………………………………………………………. Pg: 11
Elijah Muhammad…………………………………………………………………….. Pg: 12
Jessie Owens………………………………………………………………………………... Pg: 13
Ossie Davis…............................................................................................. Pg: 14
Reed Fox…………………………………………………………………………………….. Pg: 15
Miles Davis…………………………………………………………………………………. Pg: 16
Billie Holiday…………………………………………………………………………….. Pg: 17
Bibliography………………………………………………………………………………. Pg: 18

Name: Booker Taliaferro Washington
Major Accomplishment: Booker T Washington was an American political leader, educator, orator and author. He was the dominant figure in the African American community in the United States from 1890 to 1915, Representing the last generation of black leaders born in slavery.
Date of Birth: April 5, 1856
Date of Death: November 14, 1915
Place of Death: Tuskegee, Alabama
Field of Study: N/A
Place of Study: Wayland Seminary
Work: University professor
Workplace: Hampton University

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Name: Garrett A. Morgan
Major Accomplishment: Garrett A. Morgan was an African American inventor who the gas masks; Garrett patented a type of traffic signal.
Date of Birth: March 4, 1877(1877-03-04)
Date of Death: August 27, 1963(1877-03-04)
Place of Death: Cleveland, Ohio
Field of Study: Technology and Transportation Futures Program
Place of Study: Wheaton College then transferred to Bentley College
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Name: Eleanor Holmes Norton
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