Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis were very influential people. They used speech and showed power through their roles. Eblah b;ah whiuhefiurumhdvm dqf Placeholder---- do better fal ): Ossie Davis was born in 1917 on December 18th. His hometown is Cogdell, Georgia. His real name is Raiford Chatman Davis, and his nickname ‘Ossie’ came from a man who mispronounced his initials of ‘RC’. His family was poor growing up but it didn’t stop him from achieving his dreams. Ruby Dee was born on August of 27 1922. She was born as Ruby Ann Wallace, but she changed it later in life. She grew up in Harlem. Ossie Davis was an intelligent, well-liked man (opinion? Fix if needed for final draft). He was even enrolled in Harford before he dropped out. He wanted to pursue acting instead, so he left to do so. Ruby Dee was a hard working woman who had many aspirations in life. From a young age, she knew what she wanted to do. She joined the American Negro Theatre as an apprentice in 1941, where she learned and worked to earn her keep. She also graduated from New York’s Hunter College and had a degree in the romance languages. Davis had other struggles in life than poverty. From sometime in the 1930s-40s to 1946, he served in the army. He was even present for WW2. Davis admired Sidney Poitier, and that …show more content…
Davis even showed his bond with King and Malcolm X when he went to their funerals. He spoke at X’s funeral and participated in a tribute at King’s. Additionally, Dee partook in and even emceed in the 1963 March on Washington. She also defied many stereotypes by playing lead roles. When Ms. Dee and Davis received Kennedy Center Honors in 2004, it was said that they opened “many a door previously shut tight to African American artists and planted the seed for the flowering of America’s multicultural humanity.” Together, they worked hard to destroy stereotypes and bring new opportunities and rights for many
Ronald Ervin McNair was born to Carl and Pearl McNair on October 21, 1950, in Lake City, South Carolina, a quaint little town that was typical of most pre-Civil Rights-era rural towns. The house in which he was born had neither running water nor electricity. He had two brothers Eric and Carl Jr. The McNairs were a highly industrious couple who taught their sons by words, examples, and deeds. The three boys were never asked or expected to do more than they witnessed their parents doing to provide for the family.
Bessie Smith also known as “Empress of the Blues” was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on April 15, 1894. Bessie’s father passed away shortly after her birth and her mother passed away when she was only twelve years old as well as two of her older brothers. Bessie grew up with her now four siblings and her aunt. Bessie started performing when she was about fourteen years old.
Will Rogers; Will Rogers, or the man who was voted greatest actor in 1934 was born in Oologah, Oklahoma. He was born in 1879 on November 4th. Will Rogers was a unique man in his age, starting on working in the wild west but then slowly moving into broadway after his rope tricks got old. Starting out learning most of his roping tricks from his father on their ranch. Roger's soon got tired of the boring everyday lifestyle that he was having and moved onto the traveling wild west show, leaving home when he was just a teenager.
They were no longer women of demand and home assist, but now independent and simply underrated people. They were now people that are able to accomplish similar things as the opposite gender. This new mentality provided an improved view on the human race. Now more than ever, people could be united. Once one had acted upon their interests and goals an entire unused outlook was ‘born’.
Araminta Harriet Ross was born into a very difficult life. She was born somewhere between the years of 1820-1825. Historians do not know the exact date of Ross’s birth since they have little to go off of. However, they were able to find where she was born, which was in Dorchester County, Maryland. Ross was born into slavery by her mother, Harriet Green, and her father, Ben Ross.
Ruby Bridges was born on September 8, 1954 in Tylertown, Mississippi. She has three siblings and when she was four her family moved to New Orleans (Biography). Bridges family has always been religious, and they want to change civil rights. The year Bridges was born a case call Brown v. Board
Jefferson Davis was born on June 3, 1808 in Christian County Kentucky. He was the tenth child of Samuel Davis and Jane Cook Davis. He was heavily influenced by oldest brother Joseph who made sure that he had a good education. He attended a state college in Kentucky before enrolling in the U.S. Military academy at West Point in 1824. He performed only adequately in school but came out 23rd in his class in 1828.
Benjamin was born in July 1, 1877 in Washington DC. Davis was married twice and had a child named Benjamin O. Davis Jr. His son joined the Air Force during World War ll. Davis Sr was influenced by the Spanish American war he wanted to help fight and he eventually worked his way up .One of his biggest challenges would have to be, his color. His color would be a problem because colored people did not get the respect they needed or deserved.
His mother Beryl E. Williams was the first black women to graduate from the University of Maine in 1956. His father Roger K. Williams was one of the firsts black to earn Ph.D. in Psychology at Penn State University. Scott father also served in World War ll, where he was raised in Baltimore. His family was academically oriented but also interested in African American
Araminta Harriet Ross was born into a slave family sometime between 1820 and 1825 in Dorchester County, Maryland. The exact year of her birth is unknown due to being born into slavery. Her mother, Harriet Green was owned by Joseph and Mary Brodess. Her father, Ben Ross was owned by Anthony Thompson (Biography.com). Harriet and Ben met in 1803 after Joseph Brodess’s death, which caused the two plantations to merge.
Florence Kelley was a famous Progressive-Era social reformer known for her protective legislation on working women and children. From a young age, she committed herself to social reform like at Hull House in Chicago and also as the first general secretary of the National Consumers League. She later helped start National Association for the Advancement of Colored People(NAACP) who policy was “to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination.” The famous case of Muller V. Oregon showed Florence’s conquest to establish labor laws against working long hours and bad working conditions. This case paved a way into new ideas and eventually created the labor unions we have today Florence’s father, Congressman William Kelley, was a social activist who fought for the poor.
Clara Barton Throughout the course of human history, nothing we do has ever had as rapid and drastic an effect on history as war. Disasters would be near second place, and coincidentally Clara Barton affected both. Out of a multitude of achievements things, she was a nurse during the Civil War, did many things women of her day could not, and started the American Red Cross. Clara Barton was revolutionary for her influence on society and medicine in American history.
When thinking of a historical figure, many imagine a president, king, or general that lead a country to greatness, but never realized some could be the ones who influence the minds of society. Although not thought of as anything, writers and poets hold the key to shaping the society’s mindset without even knowing it. Being a civil rights activist, social activist, and role model for women makes Maya Angelou a historical figure who has made a huge impact in American society and in American history. Born poor and black, she was a childhood victim of rape, shamed into silence. She was a young single mother who had to work at strip clubs for a living.
Oprah Gail Winfrey was born on January 29, 1954 in the city of Kosciusko, Mississippi in the United States. Winfrey came from a lower class family, being raised by just her mother in the city of Milwaukee, where she grew up throughout her childhood ( britannica ). A few months after Oprah Gail Winfrey was born, her mother abandoned her to be about to travel, her grandmother, Hatti Mae Le raised her as her own daughter after her mother’s absences. Throughout her childhood, she lived in a terrible environment, but thanks to her grandmother she was able to become the women she is today, she taught her how to read and write. As a little girl she loved playing with her farm animals and gave them little cute nicknames, according to the reading Oprah
Rosa Parks Rosa Parks was a woman with great confidence in what she believed in. She was a Civil Rights Activist who refused to give up her seat on the Alabama bus which started the 381-day Montgomery Bus Boycott. It helped start a nationwide effort to end segregation of public facilities. Later she received the NAACP’s highest award. As she grew older she received over 10 awards for her great accomplishments When Rosa parks had chronic tonsils all through her childhood.