Martin Luther King http://blog.biographyonline.net/2009/01/famous-black-people-who-changed-world.html http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/martin-luther-king-jr

Nelson Mandela http://blog.biographyonline.net/2009/01/famous-black-people-who-changed-world.html http://www.history.com/topics/nelson-mandela

Muhammad Ali http://blog.biographyonline.net/2009/01/famous-black-people-who-changed-world.html http://www.biography.com/people/muhammad-ali-9181165

Jackie Robinson http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/jackie-robinson https://www.historicacanada.ca/content/heritage-minutes/jackie-robinson

Malcom X http://blog.biographyonline.net/2009/01/famous-black-people-who-changed-world.html http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/malcolm-x

Rosa Parks http://blog.biographyonline.net/2009/01/famous-black-people-who-changed-world.html http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/rosa-parks

Harriet Tubman http://womenshistory.about.com/od/harriettubman/a/tubman_slavery.html http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/harriet-tubman http://www.youtube.com/embed/nQ2Kbk4QTGU

Jessie Owens https://www.biographyonline.net/sport/athletics/jesse-owens.html https://www.biography.com/people/jesse-owens-9431142 http://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-jesse-owens https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5DNJdVboLo

Oprah Winfrey https://www.biography.com/people/oprah-winfrey-9534419 https://www.biographyonline.net/humanitarian/oprah-winfrey.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xf8i5iLCYEM

Jay Z https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/shawn-corey-carter-1772.php https://www.biography.com/people/jay-z-507696 https://www.biography.com/video/jay-z-mini-biography-12328515556

Barrack Obama https://www.biography.com/people/barack-obama-12782369 http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/barack-obama https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-IgxSn21jU

Information to research and present to the class:

Which influential Black person did you research? ______When was this person born? Is he/she still alive? ______Where is this person from? ______What was this person’s childhood like? Tell us about this person’s family. ______What first jobs did this person have? ______What did this person mainly do for a living? ______What problems did this person encounter? ______Is this person married/have children? Explain. ______Who or what influenced this person? ______Tell about successes AND failures that this person experienced. ______Did anyone help? Who? ______Explain the traits or characteristics that this person possessed which allowed him/her to be a success. ______What did this person do that helped change black people’s condition? ______What did you already know about this person? ______What surprised/interested you about this person? ______Do you feel this person made the world a better place to live in because of what he/she did? Why or why not? Give examples. ______