Rosa Parks: My Story
Historical Black Figure Biography:
Include a biography of the historical black figure you and your partner chose. Post the essay, the images and the classwork poster on weebly in the space below. THIS IS DUE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5.
This biography should be a well-written 3 paragraph essay:
Some things you should include:
The impact Harriet Tubman had on society was she brought hope to slaves by bringing them through a route called the Underground Railroad. Her impact on society also helped with women’s rights. She ran away to improve her American life up north where slavery was illegal. Her first mission on the Underground Railroad was in 1850. She risked her life to go back to the south 13 times and bringing back over 70 slaves but she helped save thousands of lives. She traveled at night where she followed the North Star to get slaves through the Underground Railroad. She helped with women’s rights when she finally settled in Auburn, New York.
Harriet Tubman died march 1913 Auburn, New York, she died because of pneumonia. After the civil war she helped orphan African Americans and also helped to make schools in the south for African Americans. Tubman was buried with military honors at Fort Hill Cemetery in Auburn. Harriet inspired generations of African Americans. Harriet Tubman will be remembered for being American patriot and dedicated humanitarian.
Include a biography of the historical black figure you and your partner chose. Post the essay, the images and the classwork poster on weebly in the space below. THIS IS DUE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5.
This biography should be a well-written 3 paragraph essay:
- Introduction to who the person is. (5-7 sentences)
- Body paragraph on the historical impact of the person. (7-11 sentences)
- Conclusion on how the person's career/life ended. (5-7 sentences)
Some things you should include:
- Early Life
- Mid Life
- Late Life
- Career
- Family
- Historical Impact - THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECE AND THE "MEAT" OF YOUR ESSAY
- Images (at least 3)
The impact Harriet Tubman had on society was she brought hope to slaves by bringing them through a route called the Underground Railroad. Her impact on society also helped with women’s rights. She ran away to improve her American life up north where slavery was illegal. Her first mission on the Underground Railroad was in 1850. She risked her life to go back to the south 13 times and bringing back over 70 slaves but she helped save thousands of lives. She traveled at night where she followed the North Star to get slaves through the Underground Railroad. She helped with women’s rights when she finally settled in Auburn, New York.
Harriet Tubman died march 1913 Auburn, New York, she died because of pneumonia. After the civil war she helped orphan African Americans and also helped to make schools in the south for African Americans. Tubman was buried with military honors at Fort Hill Cemetery in Auburn. Harriet inspired generations of African Americans. Harriet Tubman will be remembered for being American patriot and dedicated humanitarian.
Rosa Parks Paragraph
Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was born on February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama. Rosa Parks was a African American who fought for civil rights. Some of the American Congress call her " The First Lady of Civil Rights " and " The Mother of The Freedom Movement ". Her parents were Leona McCauley and James McCauley. Rosa parks went to Alabama State Teachers College.her job was being a civil rights activist. Rosa Parks died on October 24, 2005 in Detroit, Michigan.
This is the most known story about Rosa Parks standing up for civil rights. On December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks got on a bus to go home. She paid her fair and sat in the first row that was reserved for blacks. The next stop three whites came in but there was no more room in the whites section. The bus driver asked the row where Rosa Parks was sitting to move and stand in the back. The three people in her row moved to the back but Rosa scooted over to the window seat. The driver asked again and she refused so the driver called the police. She asked the policeman why she was being arrested and his answer surprised her, “I don’t know, but the law’s the law, and you’re under arrest.”
Rosa Parks helped with the Civil Rights Movement but she and her husband lost their jobs. Her mother, brother, and husband had cancer. Her husband died on August 19, 1977 from throat cancer and her brother died the same year in November. At the age of 92 her mother died in 1979. On August 30, 1994 Joseph Skipper robbed her house which is the reason she sold her house and moved into the Riverfront Tower where she lived for the rest of her life. She died there on October 24, 2005 at the age of 92.
Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was born on February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama. Rosa Parks was a African American who fought for civil rights. Some of the American Congress call her " The First Lady of Civil Rights " and " The Mother of The Freedom Movement ". Her parents were Leona McCauley and James McCauley. Rosa parks went to Alabama State Teachers College.her job was being a civil rights activist. Rosa Parks died on October 24, 2005 in Detroit, Michigan.
This is the most known story about Rosa Parks standing up for civil rights. On December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks got on a bus to go home. She paid her fair and sat in the first row that was reserved for blacks. The next stop three whites came in but there was no more room in the whites section. The bus driver asked the row where Rosa Parks was sitting to move and stand in the back. The three people in her row moved to the back but Rosa scooted over to the window seat. The driver asked again and she refused so the driver called the police. She asked the policeman why she was being arrested and his answer surprised her, “I don’t know, but the law’s the law, and you’re under arrest.”
Rosa Parks helped with the Civil Rights Movement but she and her husband lost their jobs. Her mother, brother, and husband had cancer. Her husband died on August 19, 1977 from throat cancer and her brother died the same year in November. At the age of 92 her mother died in 1979. On August 30, 1994 Joseph Skipper robbed her house which is the reason she sold her house and moved into the Riverfront Tower where she lived for the rest of her life. She died there on October 24, 2005 at the age of 92.
Early Life: James Fred Blake was born on April 14, 1912 in America. Blake served in World War II at the European theatre. Blake got a job as a Montgomery City bus driver. He worked as a bus driver until 1974. Blake’s first incident with Rosa Parks was in 1943 when Rosa violated the bus laws by not going around and going through the back door. On her way out she dropped her purse and sat down in a white’s only seat to pick up her purse. When Rosa got off Blake sped off leaving Rosa at the bus stop.
Mid Life: When Rosa Parks was getting on the bus, she didn’t know it was him until she paid her fare. When she was sitting on the bus, James Blake told her to get up and move somewhere else so a white person could get where she was sitting. Rosa Parks wouldn’t give up her seat so Blake had her arrested in 1955. After that incident James Blake didn’t want to show if face to anyone if they asked him about it. He retired from being a bus driver in 1974. James Blake started to have heart problems after he retired. A person named Kem Holley said that “Mr. Blake was a kind and gracious man, always had a smile on his face and always loved everybody.”
Late Life:
It was on December 1, 1955 when he kicked out Rosa Parks. This decision led to a three hundred and eighty one day long bus boycott. On 1974, he retired from his bus driving career. He died because of a heart attack when he was 89. He is still remembered today because he kicked out Rosa Parks from the bus which led to the bus boycott, which eventually led to the African-Americans’ freedom from segregation.
We got this information from http://articles.latimes.com/2002/mar/26/local/me-blake26.
Mid Life: When Rosa Parks was getting on the bus, she didn’t know it was him until she paid her fare. When she was sitting on the bus, James Blake told her to get up and move somewhere else so a white person could get where she was sitting. Rosa Parks wouldn’t give up her seat so Blake had her arrested in 1955. After that incident James Blake didn’t want to show if face to anyone if they asked him about it. He retired from being a bus driver in 1974. James Blake started to have heart problems after he retired. A person named Kem Holley said that “Mr. Blake was a kind and gracious man, always had a smile on his face and always loved everybody.”
Late Life:
It was on December 1, 1955 when he kicked out Rosa Parks. This decision led to a three hundred and eighty one day long bus boycott. On 1974, he retired from his bus driving career. He died because of a heart attack when he was 89. He is still remembered today because he kicked out Rosa Parks from the bus which led to the bus boycott, which eventually led to the African-Americans’ freedom from segregation.
We got this information from http://articles.latimes.com/2002/mar/26/local/me-blake26.