Marie Van Brittan BrownMade by : Raven #3Ms. Tuel 2-17-15

Marie was born October 30, 1922 in Queens, New York.

Birthday

Marie was a slave most of her life. She didn’t have any hobbies because of slavery. Marie was an only child. Her parents died when she was 6 months old because of a sickness. She didn’t go to school until slavery ended. When it ended, she went to school; she graduated and then wanted to go to college. She went to three universities: Harrison College, University of Phoenix, and DeVry University.

Childhood/hobbies/siblings/parents/schooling

Marie had a husband named Albert Brown. She had two children named Norma and Albert Brown.

Family Life

Her famous invention is the Television Security System.

Famous invention

She didn't work anywhere

Job/work history

The only reason why she made it because dogs were being shot and they didn’t have any way to protect their homes.

Interesting facts

I can relate to this person because we will never give up.

How can you relate to this person

She is worthy of acknowledgement because I now know who invented the Television Security System.

Worthy of acknowledgement/compare to someone in your life

1.africanamerican.com 2. africanamericanhistory.com

Sources

I learned about African American history and who invented the very first Television Security System.

What did you learn from this project?