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Peter Commodore

February 11, 2011Technology for Teachers



Garrett Morgan

Think!

� Who was Garrett Morgan?

� What did he invent that we

now use in society? Do you

really think that it is useful?

Inventions!

� Traffic Light (signals)

� Gas Masks



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Lonnie Johnson

� What childrens toy did

Johnson invent?

� Does the date February

25 mean anything to

you?

� Lonnie Johnson created

the super soaker, which

was the number one

selling toy in 1991 and1992.

� In 1994, the mayor of

Marietta, GA, the mayor

declared February 25

Lonnie G. Johnson

Day.



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Annie Malone

� Who was AnnieMalone?

� Malone was noted tobe the firstmillionaires. She

created hair careproducts for womenin the early 1900·s.She also created thehot comb. MadameC.J. Walker was aformer employee ofhers.



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Thurgood Marshall

� Share your information onThurgood Marshall«

� What else is he known for?

� He was the first AfricanAmerican to serve of thesupreme court.

� He was nominated by

Lyndon B. Johnson tohandle the case Brown v.Board of Education.

� In 1993, Marshall wasawarded the PresidentialMedal of Freedomposthumously by President Clinton.



SHIRLEY CHISHOLM

� What presidential party didShirley Chisholm run for?

� What year was she a candidate?

� What did she do after thepresidential race?

� Chisholm ran for the DemocraticParty.

� Chisholm was a nominee in the1972 U.S. presidential elections.

� Throughout her tenure in

Congress, Chisholm worked toimprove opportunities for inner-city residents. She was a vocalopponent of the draft andsupported spending increases foreducation, health care and othersocial services, and reductions in

military spending.



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The Williams Sisters

� Share your knowledge about the Williams sisters. � The Williams sisters are two professional Americantennis players:

� Venus Williams born 1980 is a seven-time GrandSlam title winner (singles)

� Serena Williams born 1981, thirteen-time GrandSlam title winner (singles)

� Between the 2001 US Open and the 2009Wimbledon tournaments, they have met in eight

Grand Slam singles finals..� Both sisters had the honor of being ranked by the

Women's Tennis Association at the World No. 1position.

� In 2002, after the French Open, Venus Williams andSerena Williams were ranked No. 1 and No. 2respectively.

� During the 2010 French Open, they became theNumber 1 team in Doubles, in addition to holding the top two positions in Singles tennis as well.



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The ´Father of Black History,µWoodson (1875-1950) did not begin his formal education until he was 20 years old, his dedication to study enabled himto earn a high school diploma in West Virginia and bachelor and master·s degrees from the Universityof Chicago injust a few years. In 1912, Woodson became the second African American to earn a Ph.D. from HarvardUniversity.

Recognizing the dearth of information on theaccomplishments of blacks in 1915, Dr. Woodson foundedthe Association for the Study of Negro Life and History,now called the Association for the Study of AfricanAmerican Life and History (ASALH).

In 1926, Dr. Woodson initiated the celebration of NegroHistory Week, which corresponded with the birthdays ofFrederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. In 1976, this

celebration was expanded to include the entire month ofFebruary, and today Black History Month garners supportthroughout the country as people of all ethnic and socialbackgrounds discuss the black experience.



We·ve Come A Long Way

Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise. I rise. I

rise. ~Maya Angelou

You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a

man. ~Frederick Douglass

Wherever there is a human being, I see God-given rights inherent

in that being, whatever may be the sex or complexion. ~William

Lloyd Garrisonhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv9-WlymKg0

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