Informative Speech On Ella Baker
Maya Bell
Mrs. Jorgenson
US History 8
Sept. 4 2014
Summit (number 1): Ella Baker
Opening statement:
1. My name is Ella Baker. I was born on December 13, 1903. My grandmother was a black slave. She used to tell me stories of being whipped by her owner. In 1927 I graduated from Shaw University as the valedictorian and then went on to become one of the leading activists of the civil rights movement of America. I was involved with the National Association of Advancement for Colored People, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Young Negroes' Cooperative League, and I cofounded the Student Nonviolent Coordination Committee. 2. American democracy is a corrupt and un-accepting form of government. Our founding father's declared that all men are equal. What they really meant was that all rich white men are equal. What about the poor, the women, the people of color? In America, the land of the free, we should be treated equally and be given the same rights. Throughout my life I fought for this idea and pursued the educated of the youth on this topic. My nickname, Fundi, was a Swahili word for "a person that passes down their craft to the next generation." ("Ella Josephine Baker." Bio. A&E Television Networks, 2014. Web. 04 Sep. 2014) …show more content…
With the foundation of the Constitution and Bill of Rights, the US has the potential of being one of, if not the, greatest country on earth, but until people of color have basic rights of being human it will in no way be superior to other countries. In reaction of the 1964 Mississippi murder of 2 white civil rights activists I said "Until the killing of black men, black mothers' sons is as important as the killing of white men, white mothers sons, we who believe in freedom cannot rest until it
Mrs. Jorgenson
US History 8
Sept. 4 2014
Summit (number 1): Ella Baker
Opening statement:
1. My name is Ella Baker. I was born on December 13, 1903. My grandmother was a black slave. She used to tell me stories of being whipped by her owner. In 1927 I graduated from Shaw University as the valedictorian and then went on to become one of the leading activists of the civil rights movement of America. I was involved with the National Association of Advancement for Colored People, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Young Negroes' Cooperative League, and I cofounded the Student Nonviolent Coordination Committee. 2. American democracy is a corrupt and un-accepting form of government. Our founding father's declared that all men are equal. What they really meant was that all rich white men are equal. What about the poor, the women, the people of color? In America, the land of the free, we should be treated equally and be given the same rights. Throughout my life I fought for this idea and pursued the educated of the youth on this topic. My nickname, Fundi, was a Swahili word for "a person that passes down their craft to the next generation." ("Ella Josephine Baker." Bio. A&E Television Networks, 2014. Web. 04 Sep. 2014) …show more content…
With the foundation of the Constitution and Bill of Rights, the US has the potential of being one of, if not the, greatest country on earth, but until people of color have basic rights of being human it will in no way be superior to other countries. In reaction of the 1964 Mississippi murder of 2 white civil rights activists I said "Until the killing of black men, black mothers' sons is as important as the killing of white men, white mothers sons, we who believe in freedom cannot rest until it