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The Road Not

Taken

Reflections on African American History

Sundra Kincey, Doctoral Candidate

Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Office of Minority Affairs Presentation

Florida State University

February 23, 2006

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Carter G. Woodson

1875 - 1950

Founder of Negro History Week

(now “Black History Month”)

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Frederick Douglass

(1817 – 1895)

Abolitionist, orator and writer who fought against slavery and

for women's rights. Douglass was the first African-American citizen

appointed to high ranks in the

U.S. government.

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The First Black Vote

Though there would be still so many rivers to cross and mountains

to climb, this was indeed a glorious, inspiring, landmark event. We

can sense the many years this gray-haired man has waited for this

moment to cast his ballot. In line are others, including a military

man. HARPER'S WEEKLY, November 16, 1867

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Booker T. Washington

1856-1915

Founder of Tuskegee Normal School in Alabama

(now Tuskegee University)

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George Washington Carver

(1864-1943)

American scientist, educator, humanitarian, and former

slave. Carver developed hundreds of products from

peanuts, sweet potatoes, pecans, and soybeans; his

discoveries greatly improved the agricultural output and

the health of Southern farmers.

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W.E.B. DuBois

1868 -1963

First African American to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard University

Co-Founder of the NAACP

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Martin Luther King, Jr.

1929-1968

National leader of the civil rights movement, leading boycotts and

staging protests against segregation in the South.

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Coretta Scott King

1927-2006

Widow of slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and

Founder of Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change

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Malcolm X

1925-1965

World renowned African American/Pan-Africanist and human

rights activist

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Thurgood Marshall

(1908 – 1993)

First African American elevated to U.S. Supreme Court

(1967-1991)

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Colin Powell

Born 1937

First African American to serve as

chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

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Sojourner Truth

1797-1883

Nationally known speaker on human rights for slaves and women

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Harriet Tubman

(1820 - 1913)

Devoted her life to fighting slavery, helping slaves and ex-slaves,

and championing the rights of women. An incredibly brave woman,

she was known as the "Moses of her people." Conductor for the

Underground Railroad who helped slaves flee to freedom in the

North

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Mary McLeod Bethune

1875-1955

Founder of Bethune-Cookman College

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Zora Neale Hurston

1891-1960

A novelist, folklorist, and anthropologist

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Rosa Parks

1913-2005

"mother of the civil rights movement"

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Shirley Chisholm

(1924 - 2005)

First African-American woman elected to the US Congress.

During her long political career, she fought for the rights of women

and minorities.

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Bessie Coleman

(1893-1926)

First black female pilot and the first woman to receive an

international pilot's license.

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Mae C. Jemison

NASA Astronaut (former)

First African-American Woman in Space

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Oprah Winfrey

First African-American woman

to reach billionaire status

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Black History: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

Thank You!