5th Grade Black History Papers, page 1
 

Matthew Henson
By Kolin

         Matthew Henson was an amazing  African-American. His full name is Matthew Alexander Henson. He had a bunch of jobs or occupations some of them were cabin boy and an explorer. He was born on August 8,1866 Nanjemoy, Maryland. Matthew Henson is sort of famous now. He had no education because he ran away when he was a little boy. When he was a teen he became a cabin boy.  He married Lucy Ross in 1909. He died on March ninth at the Bronx, New York at the age of 88. He didn’t have any kids with Lucy Ross.

            Matthew Henson played a big role in African-American history. Here are some interesting facts. He was the first person to reach the North Pole. They reached it on April 6,1906. His first job was at a restaurant sweeping floors. He also lived there. At the age of twenty he was a licensed sailor. Five people and forty dogs went with him to the North Pole.  Matthew Henson was the co-discoverer of the North Pole along with Robert E Peary. Matthew Henson was an amazing explorer.

Percy Sutton
By Alliyiah

            Percy Ellis Sutton is an amazing person. Percy was known as the Wizard of Ooze. He was born in San Antonio, Texas on November 24, 1920.  In 1943 he married Leatrice Sutton. His mom Lillia and his dad Samuel had 15 kids. Percy had three kids of his own. They’re names are  Pierre, Cheryln, and Essie. He went to five different colleges. Three of the five colleges are Parie View A&M University, Tuskegee Institute, and Brooklyn law. His jobs were a lawyer, Civil-rights activist, and an entrepreneur. Sadly on December 26, 2009 Percy Ellis Sutton died. He was 89.

Percy did many things that helped the African Americans. He was a freedom Rider and a Civil-rights activist. Percy was a legal representative for Malcolm X. He represented more than 200 activist arrested during the 1963-1964 time frame. Percy was the longest elected Manhattan Borough President for almost 12 years. He was also highest ranking official in New York City. Some interesting facts are he helped save the Apollo Theater from bankruptcy. Percy was the youngest of 15 children. He was a military captain and served for four years. He also used to sell milk when he was little. Percy Ellis Sutton was a great person. 

Stevie Wonder
By Chloe

            Stevie Wonder is really awesome! Stevie Wonder’s real name is Stevie Hardaway Judkins. His family also called him Little Stevie Wonder. Stevie Wonder was born May 13, 1950. He was born in Saginaw Michigan. He married Kai Milla Morris. Then he married Syreeta Wright. Stevie Wonder had seven kids. He had his education at the Michigan Schools for the Blind in Lansing Michigan. Stevie’s occupation is singer-songwriter, multi instrumentalist. He is also a record producer.

            Stevie’s role in African American History is that he didn’t stop until he reached his goal. That made other people influenced. He also was blind and still played instruments. Like the piano. That showed people that know matter what. You can always do what you want to do. Some cool facts about Stevie Wonder are that he was born in Michigan! Thats really cool how someone so big in music history was born right here in MICHIGAN! Another cool fact is that he is blind. Wait thats not all. He is blind and he plays a bunch of instruments. Its so cool how he can play instruments like the piano without even seeing the piano keys! How does he do it. Stevie Wonder is a really cool guy in African American History. 

Muhammad Ali

By Nick G.

    Muhammad Ali is a famous African American boxer.  Muhammad Ali was the Heavyweight Champion of the World.  He  was an Olympic gold medal champion too.  He was also a Golden Gloves champion in Kentucky.  He was born in Louisville,  Kentucky, in January of 1942.  He has been married four times. He has two sons and seven daughters.  He started boxing in 1960 and he retired in 1999.   He did not attend college because he was too busy.  He wanted to keep boxing.  

    Muhammad Ali  is still alive to this very day.  He is in the Olympic Hall of Fame. His nickname was was “The Greatest.” His name was Cassius Clay before he changed it to Muhammad Ali. He won 37 fights by knockout.  He made made up the saying, float like a butterfly and sting like a bee.   He still lives in Kentucky. He won 57 fights.   He sold boxing gloves called Muhammad Ali boxing gloves.   He knocked out an undefeated heavyweight  named Joe Frazier. He worked out in the gym for four hours a day.  Now he is 71 years old. In his last fight in New York City he was about to lose, but he cocked his arm back and knocked the fighter out. Muhammad Ali was a great African American boxer.

Barack Obama

By Jared S.

    Barack Obama is the 44th President. He is the first African American President. He was born August 4,1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He married Michelle Robinson in 1992. They have two kids. Their names are Maylia and Sasha. Sasha was born 2001. Maylia was born 1998. Barack Obama went to Columbia University. He also went to Harvard Law School. He was a lawyer and a U.S. Senator before he became President of the United States twice. He was elected first in 2008.   He was elected again in 2012. He has worked hard to help all Americans get health care. He won the nobel peace prize in 2009. He has written two nonfiction books. One is called, Dreams From My Father, the other one is called, The Audacity of Hope.  Both of the books are bestsellers. Barack Obama is an amazing President. 

Muhammad Ali

By Matthew M.

    Muhammad Ali was born on January 17 ,1942.  He was born in Louisville, Kentucky.  Ali’s first wife was Sonji Roi.  Ali’s second wife was Belinda Boyd. Ali’s third wife was Veronica Porsche.  His fourth wife, who he is still married to, is Yolanda Williams.  Muhammad Ali has 9 children.  He has 7 girls.  He has 2 boys.  Ali went to school at Kentucky Central High School in Louisville, Kentucky.  He did not go to college because he wanted to box.

   Muhammad Ali was a terrific boxer. He learned to box at 12 years old.  He was fast.  He could hit really hard. His nickname was, “The greatest.”  He was as a Golden Gloves Champion in 1959. He was an Olympic Gold Medalist in 1960. He was the Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World. He told  reporters that he could float like a butterfly, and sting like a bee in the boxing ring.  Muhammad Ali was one of the best African American boxers of all time.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

By Blake H.

    Martin Luther King, Jr. was a great African American. He was born on January 15, 1929,  in Atlanta, Georgia. He died on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. He married Coretta Scott in June of 1953. They had four children named Yolanda,  Martin Luther King III, Dexter Scott, and Bernice. Martin Luther King Jr. graduated from Morehouse College. He also graduated from Crozer Theological Seminary. He was a minister.  He was also a Civil Rights activist.  He worked hard to gain equal rights for African Americans. Martin Luther king, Jr. contributed to black history by leading the Civil Rights movement in the United States from the middle 1950’s until his death from being shot by James Earl Ray in 1968.

    Martin Luther King, Jr. was 35 when he won the Nobel Peace Prize. He showed the world that Civil Rights could happen without violence.  His “I Have a Dream” speech is one of the most famous speeches in history.  Martin Luther King Jr. was an inspiring man. He changed the world for the better. He will never be forgotten.  He was a great leader.  People still look up to him.  We honor him every January on Martin Luther King day.  Martin Luther King Jr. was a great  African American leader.

Wynton Marsalis
By Colleen M.
 

            Wynton Marsalis is an outstanding musician. Wynton was born on October 18, 1961 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Wynton is 51 years old. Wynton married Candace Standly. They have one child named Jasper Armstrong. Wynton has five siblings. Their names are Ellis III, Jason, Delfeayo, Branford, and Mboya. The famous Ellis Marsalis is Wynton’s father and Wynton’s mother’s name is Delores Marsalis. Wynton’s education was at Juilliard Schools and at Ben Franklin High Schools. His occupations are a trumpeter, composer, a music educator, and an artistic director of jazz in New York City.

            Wynton Marsalis has won nine Grammy Awards. Wynton’s role in African American History is that he was the first  American to ever win the Grammy Awards in both Jazz and Classical Records in 1983. Some interesting facts about Wynton Marsalis are that he was six years old when he got his first trumpet. After Hurricane Katrina, Wynton helped reconstruct houses in a village When Wynton  was 14 he began playing with the New Orleans Philharmonic group. When Wynton was 17 he became the youngest musician ever accepted in into Tanglewood’s Berkshire Music Center in Lenox, Massachusetts. One of Wynton’s albums stayed on the charts for 39 weeks. At age eight he performed traditional New Orleans music in the Fairview Baptist Church band led by legendary Danny Barker. In 1980 Wynton entered Juilliard school in New York to study the classical trumpet. In 1980 Wynton joined the band led by the master drummer Art Blakey. In years that followed, Wynton performed with Sarah Vaughan, Dizzy Gillespie, Gerry Muillgan, John Lewis, Sweet Edison, Clark Terry, Sonny Rollins, and Countless other jazz legends. Wynton Marsalis is an amazing musician.

 

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Jack Robinson
By Maddie

            Jackie Robinson was a great guy. His full name is Jack Roosevelt Robinson. His nickname was Jackie. Jacks occupation was being an athlete. He married a woman named Rachel. They had three kids. Their names were Jackie Robinson Jr., David Robinson, and Sharon Robinson. Jack was born on January 31, 1919. He was at Cairo, Georgia U.S.. His education was at four different schools. The names were John Muir High School, Pasadena City College, University of California, and Los Angles. He left College to support his mother. He died on October 24,1972. He was 53 years old when he died. Jack died in Stanford, Connecticut U.S.. He died because of a massive car accident. He would probably want the life in the 21 century.

            This is the beginning of it all. Jackie Robinsons role in african american history is, that he was the first colored person to play on an, all white baseball team. Heres some cool facts. He weighed 204 lb. His height is 5,11. One quote is “Above anything else, I hate losing.”. He served in the army during WW 2. Jack had survived a heart attack. He was the youngest of five siblings. Their names were,Edgar, Frank, Matthew, and Will Mae. It seems that Jack Roosevelt Robinson had a awesome life.

 

Mae C Jemison

By Kylie

            Mae C Jemison was born October 17,1956. Her full name is Mae Carol Jemison. She was never Married. Jemison is still alive.She is now 57 and lives in Houston with her two cats sneeze and little Housten. She graduated at the age of 16.Then went to stanford on a scholarship. One of Jemison's jobs was a elementary English and Math teacher. Jemison tout in Chicago at the Beetoven school. Mae was the youngest child of 3.

            Mae Carol Jemison was the fourth african in space but the first African American woman in space. Jemison was in space for 190 hours 30 minutes and 23 seconds.She went in space at the age of 22. Mae became an astronaut August 1988. When Jemison was three her family moved to Chicago Illinois to take advantage of better educational opportunities there. Mae entered Stanford University in 1973. Jemison went to Stanford for medical Education. When she graduated medical school Jemison joined the peace corps. Now Mae Carol Jemison is retired. She was an awesome person and a great astronaut!

 

Malcolm X

By Maggie

            Born on May 19,1925, In Omaha, Nebraska, A great civil rights activist was born. His name is Malcolm Little. Latter in life, He changed his name to Malcolm X and married Betty Sanders. They had six children. There names are Ilyasah, Qubilah, Malaak, Attallah, Gamila, and Malikah Shabazz. Malcolm X dropped of high school. His teacher told him he couldn’t be who he wanted to be, a lawyer. Malcolm X had tons of jobs.  These included, A Minister in several different temples, Funding new temples, Establishing a national newspaper, Selling drugs, And helping on a train. He also got arrested several times. That’s when he changed his name to Malcolm X.

Malcolm X’s role in African American History is a civil rights activist. Some people say he’s one of the best! He believed that blacks should treat wights the way they treat them. Also Including Violence. More than 5,000 people followed him. Some interesting facts about him facts about him that you probably Didn’t know are, When he was young, he had reddish hair. Also, when his sister was growing up, she was mighty fond of her skin color, Which was almost never heard those days. Another one is he changed his last name to “X”  so his ancestors and others would not know him as a criminal. Malcolm's life came to an end when he was giving a speech In New york, N.Y. On February 21, 1965,At the age of 36, Three men shot him 15 times. Once at the hospital, He was announced dead. Malcolm X lived an amazing life.

 

Tyra Banks

By Caden

Tyra Banks full name is Tyra Lynne Banks. Tyra Banks was born December 4,1973 Inglewood California. Her mom and are Carolyn london, and Donald Banks. Tyra Banks siblings are Devin Banks. Tyra Banks boyfriend is Rob Evans. She went to college at Harvard business school.Tyra was also was a former model, is a talk show host,Actress,and Author.Tyra Banks did not die yet. She went to John Burroughs Middle school. She also went to Heart High in Los Angeles.

            Tyra Banks is the first African American top model. She is also the first African American woman to land on the cover of Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. Tyra Banks owns her own talk show. When Tyra Banks was 20 she was the first black woman to be signed by a cosmetic company. she is afraid of Dolphins. Tyra Banks 5th season of her show will be her last. Tyra Banks was chosen to be on the cover of people magazine's 100 most beautiful people in the world. Her favorite sports is Basketball and tennis but her main hobby is boxing. Tyra Banks eye color is greenish brown. She is 39 years old. Tyra Banks nick name is BBQ. she does not drink alcohol.  

 

Thoroughgood Marshall

By Taylor B.

            July 2, 1908 thats when it all started. That’s when Thoroughgood Marshall was born in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States of America. He grew up in Baltimore and in second grade shortened his name to Thurgood because he didn’t like spelling Thoroughgood. He stayed in Baltimore to attend Frederick Douglass High School. Then he went to college at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania to become a dentist. Then instead went to Howard University School of Law. Later he married Vivian “Buster” Burey. They had no children and were married from 1929 to 1955. 1955 was the year Vivian died. In that same year he ended up marrying Cecilia Suyat. They did have children two boys named Thurgood Marshall Jr. and Jhon W. Marshall. They were married from 1955 to 1993. Thoroughgood Marshall died January 24, 1993 in Bethesda, Maryland in the United States of America. He was a great man. He was a lawyer, judge, jurist, and a politician. He worked hard doing those jobs. That’s what made him great.

            Marshall’s role in African American history was one of the biggest roles in history. He built a distinguishable career fighting for the cause of civil rights and equal opportunity. Also he was the first African-American to serve on the Supreme Court’s liberal conscience toward the end of his career, the last impassioned spokesman for a left-wing view on such causes as affirmative action, getting rid of the death penalty, and due process. Ebony dubbed Marshall “the most important Black man of this century-a man who rose higher than any Black person before him and who has had more effect on Black lives than any other person, Black or White.” That’s pretty amazing. Here are two interesting facts about Thurgood. One is that he has an award named after him called the Thurgood Marshall Award. It recognizes similar long-term contributions by other members of the legal profession to the, advancement of the civil rights, civil liberties, and human rights in the United States. Also another interesting fact is that he won in the historical case: Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. Which ended segregation in public schools in 1954. Which helped him become Chief Counsel of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People).  Thurgood Marshall was an amazing man and may he rest in peace.

Barry Sanders
by Austin

Barry Sanders played for the detroit lions. He was born July 16,1986 in Wichita Kansas. Barry Sanders is not dead. Barry Sanders has no brother or sister and he is not married. He went to O.K. state university, stillwater, and Wichita Kansas high school. his occupation is he likes to play football. Barry Sanders is 44 years old and lives in Wichita Kansas. He was the best running back. He had over 2,000 yards in his first 10 seasons. He forced the lions to bump up his pay. Barry Sanders was one of the greatest players to never to reach the super bowl. Barry Sanders role in African American history is he really stood out to African Americans. Barry Sanders was a NFL hall of famer. He also was a NCAA hall of famer.  He was ranked top ten in the NFL. When Barry Sanders left he was 1,457 yards short of getting the record. Berry Sanders Calvin Johnson chances of going to the super bowl. Both of his parents are dead. Barry Sanders for the lions from 1995 to 2001. Berry Sanders left because he wanted to be traded but they would not trade him. Berry Sanders was a good football player and he probably did not want to quit.

Ella Fitzgerald
By Emma

          In the year of 1917 of April in Newport News, Via, Ella Fitzgerald was born. Later to be know as First Lady of song, Queen of Jazz, and Lady Ella. Ella went to a public school and received her musical education. When she sang to sang to the glee club. Half of the days when she was  supposed  to be at school she would be at home at. Her step dad would beat her up. Her real parents where Temper and william. As she got older got older she started to love singing. Evenchley she married Benny Korngay. Then shortly after that remarried Ray Brown. Some people say she married a that she secretly married someone. She ended up with her nephew after her sister died. His name is Ray Brown Jr. Sadly in 1995, June 15 Ella past away in Beverly hills at the age of 78.

          Ella lived an amazing life. She helped for the civil rights movement. Ella made one thing clear. That she thought that everybody should be treated the same. At the age of 40. Ella was the first black person to perform at the Copacabana. In the year of 1957. Ella got 20 awards. Once got 13 grammys. She sold 40,000,000 records. Some of them she recorded with people like Billie holidays, Duke Ellingo and Louis Armstrong.  Her famous Quote is “It isn’t where you came from it’s where you're going that counts”.

 

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