Booker T. Washington

~Born enslaved~mostly self educated but some by his master an hour a day in winter months.~Graduated from Virginia Hampton Institute.~Established Tuskagee institute. A school to help African Americans learn useful skills to receive diplomas and get jobs.~ known for writing an autobiography, "Up From Slavery," was one of the most influential colored man in his time, and became known for helping African-Americans attain economic independence after slavery in America was declared illegal.

General offi cer in the United states army who led the American Expedition forces in world war one. He was promoted to the highest rank ever received in

the army, which would be General of Armies, although he had controversial tactics. Pershing was referred to as “Black jack because he led black troops into

battle. Later he was a mentor to the American Generals who led the US in Europe, during World War II.

“Black Jack”John J. Pershing

George DeweyBy: Jacob Hendricks

• Commodore in the US Navy• April 30,1898- Led open fire on the Spanish at

Manila, Philippines.– Destroyed every ship there– Demonstrated strong US naval force– Gained support of Filipinos who also wanted freedom from Spain

• Allowed US troops to land in the Philippines.

Booker T. Washington Born a Slave Founded & Led Tuskegee University in

AL Helped Teach Many African-Americans Basic Skills for Self-Independence Gave Many African-Americans Skills for Jobs

Delivered Atlanta Exposition AddressViewed as a “Revolutionary Movement” by African-Americans and Whites Across the Country The agreement was that Southern blacks would work meekly and submit to white political rule, while Southern whites guaranteed that blacks would receive basic education and due process in law

Fun Facts 1st African-American on Postage Stamp The “T” Stands for Taliaferro He wrote and autobiography called, “Up from Slavery.”

Francisco “Pancho” VillaPancho Villa was known for being a general in the Mexican revolution. Before this, he was a bandit and a murderer and spent most of his life hiding from the law. He got a group of criminals together and led them in stealing from the wealthy and giving to the poor. People saw his skills doing this so they recruited him to start a revolution. Pancho led the army and won many battles. In march of 1916, he led an attack on Columbus, New Mexico, which was the first battle in the U.S. since 1812. The United States sent thousands of soldiers into Mexico to find him but they never did. After the revolution, he was shot in his car.

Emiliano Zapato-Born in Mexico in 1879-Forced into Mexican army at the age of 25-Lost father at age 17-Led peasants during the Mexican Revolution-Supported reform and land redistribution-Zapata lived a life of resisting government leaders-Shot and killed by Mexican Government in 1919

“It’s better to die “The land belongs to on your feet than to those who work itlive on your knees.” with their own hands.”

William Randolph Hearst (April 29, 1863 – August 14, 1951)

• Employed talented writers of the time, including Ambrose Bierce, Mark Twain, Jack London, and political

cartoonist Homer Davenport.• Owned major daily newspapers, including; The San Francisco Examiner

and The New York Journal.• His bitter fighting with the owner of “New York World” led to what is

known now as “Yellow Journalism” or sensationalized stories of dubious veracity.

• Served in the House of Representatives twice, under the Democratic Party name

• Later he linked 30 major newspapers in addition to magazines together and created the largest news empire ever known.

• Most famous for pushing the publics opinion with “Yellow Journalism” in America at the start of the war with Spain.

• Because of his ties in politics and in journalism, he could influence voting and sway public on political views and dealings.

• The great depression collapsed his empire onto him.

Alfred T. Mahan

• He became a rear admiral for the US Navy.• After his military career ended, he wrote on naval warfare and

became a leading military expert with his works being translated into many different languages.

• 1902- became President of the American Historical Society.• Gained honorary degrees from Cambridge, Oxford, Yale, Harvard,

Columbia, Dartmouth and McGill.

John Hay

John Hay was a United States diplomat and writer. He studied law, and that’s how he met president Lincoln. He became Lincoln’s private secretary for four

years (1861-1865). After he was secretary for Lincoln, he held diplomatic posts in Europe, wrote editorials for the New York Tribune, and became assistant secretary of state. Later on in his life, he became secretary of state. Also, he

wrote a biography on Lincoln containing ten volumes.

-September 2, 1838 – November 11, 1917-Last reigning monarch of the Hawaiian islands-Felt her mission was to preserve the islands for natives-1893- she wrote a new constitution for Hawaii-1894- Queen was disposed, monarch abolished, United States took over-Offered crown back to Queen if she would pardon and grant general amnesty to the States-Initially refused-Changed her mind, but she lost her chance because of delay-Arrested and forced to reside in 1895 because weapons were found in her home but she was released in 1896

Queen Liliuokalani

Emilio Aguinaldo

William Seward (1801-1872)

• ~family of slave owners but opposed slavery

• ~senator from NY• ~Secretary of State for Lincoln,

denied his presidency• ~Purchase of Alaska (Seward’s

Folly) • ~Thurlow Weed helped him into

politics• ~very close with Lincoln, but

skeptical of him• ~Lewis Powell, co-conspirator of

Booth, attempted to assassinate Seward (coordinated attacks)

(Before attack)(After attack)

Joseph Pulitzer• American Journalist , who created a new

controversial journalism with the help of William Randolph Hearst

• He was born in Mako, Hungary• He attacked trusts and monopolies, and

exposed political corruption• Founded the Pulitzer Prize• Purchased the New York World for about

$300,000, sales when he took over went to $600,000, with the help of the drawings of cartoons by Richard F. Outcault

• Purchased the New York Journal in 1895• Main goal in journalism was to expose

fraud and injustices among the city.

“I know that my retirement will make no difference in its [my newspaper's] cardinal principles, that it

will always fight for progress and reform, never tolerate injustice or corruption, always fight

demagogues of all parties, never belong to any party, always oppose privileged classes and public

plunderers, never lack sympathy with the poor, always remain devoted to the public welfare, never

be satisfied with merely printing news, always be drastically independent, never be afraid to attack

wrong, whether by predatory plutocracy or predatory poverty.”

Retirement Speech, 1907

José Martí Facts

Born: January 28,1853

Born in Havana, Cuba

Died: May 19, 1895

Died in Dos Rios, Cuba

Painter Writer

Jailed and Exiled• 1869- his writing in support

of the rebels of the Ten Years’ War (1868-1878)

• Convicted of treason• Sentenced to 6 years labor

at age 16• Chains that held him

scarred him for life• Sentence reduced and

exiled to Spain

Studies in Spain• Studied law• Specialty in

Civil Law• Traveled to

France with life long friend Fermin Valde’s Dominguez

• Reunited with family in Mexico in 1875

New York City • Wrote for several newspapers• Foreign correspondent • Continued to raise support for

independence in Cuba.

Mexico and Guatemala• Published poems,

translations and plays• Returned to Cuba in

1877 under fake name• Married Carmen Zayas

Bazá• Resigned as a professor

in protest

Martí’s Legacy• Promoted better relations between

the United States and Latin America• Considered an immortal hero for

all struggling for freedom• Patriot • Passionate

George EastmanGeorge invented the Kodak Camera and Introduced Rolled

Photographic Film in 1888.

George Eastman was born on July 12, 1854, in Waterville, New York

His company would create a

transparent motion picture film suitable for

projection in 1889.

W.E.B. Du Bois American sociologist, the most important black protest leader in the United States during the first half of the 20th century.

He shared in the

creation of the

National Association

for the Advancement

of Colored People

(NAACP) in 1909

He edited the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) magazine, the Crisis, from 1910 to 1934

Late in life he became identified with communist causes.

Du Bois was a leader of the first Pan-African Conference in London in 1900 and the architect of four Pan-African Congresses held between 1919 and 1927

After leaving the NAACP, he returned to Atlanta

University, he devoted the next 10 years to teaching

and scholarship