Aliyah H. Campbell
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10/31/13
Great Leaders
What is a great Leader? A great
leader is someone who inspires people to do something good and to stand up for
what they believe to be right like.
Martin L. king Jr, Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, thurgood
Marshshall and Ida B. Wells
Martin L.
King was born January 15,1929 in Atlanta Georgia. Through his activism he
played a pivotal role in ending the legal segregation of African-American
citizens the south and many other areas. Like the civil rights act of 1964 and
voting right’s act of 1956.
Harriet Tubman was born 1820 in Maryland. Harriet Tubman was an
African-American woman who escaped from slavery in the south .She led hundreds
to freedom in the north as the most famous conductor on the Underground
Railroad.
Rosa Parks was born February 4,1913 in Tuskegee Alabama. Rosa Park was
on African American woman who refused to give up her seat to a white woman,
Rosa Park spurred a city –wide boycott and the city had no choice to remove the
laws requiring segregation on public buses.
Malcolm X was born on May 19 1950 in Omaha Nebraska. Malcolm X was a prominent black
nationalist leaded who served as a spokesman for the nation of Islam During the
1950s and 60s.
Thurgood
Marshall born July 2 1908 inn Baltimore Maryland. Marshall studied law at
Howard university he utilized the Judiciary to champion equality for African
Americans .In 1954 he won Brown vs. Board of equation case
Ida B. Wells
was born In Holly Spring, Mississippi on July 16 1862.Ida B.Wells went onto
found and become integral in group striving for African American justice.
In Conclusion
Martin L. King Jr, Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, Thurgood Marshall and
Ida B.Wells they were great Leaders.
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