Daniel Chapie Research Paper

Hence, “Daniel Williams was born on January 18, 1856, in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania” to a large, extended family (Biography.com). His father, Daniel Williams II was an advocate for African Americans rights. In fact, he worked with the Equal Rights League, a civil rights organization for blacks. In addition, Daniel's father inherited a barber shop from his father. The barber shop was the main income for Daniel’s large family. The book Daniel Hale Williams: Negro Surgeon explores all aspects of Daniel’s life. For instance, he and his seven siblings lived off the barber shop (Buckler 5). Although, financial issues were present in the Williams’ household, Daniel’s father ensured his children went to school. Most importantly the book sheds light on Daniel’s father constant reminder of the importance of education,“we colored people must cultivate the mind”

Historically, African American history has been deemed as an unimportant subject. Ancestors before us were not given recognition for the success they attained, and many ideas and inventions were stolen from African Americans by Caucasians, so there is still a great quantity of unknown achievements of African Americans. Frankly, without Black History Month, many would not know the

Have you ever wondered how many African Americans came to be Astronauts? How they became successful and followed their dreams? Well, you will learn all about how one man, changed the future for all African Americans, and his success for keeping them to follow their dreams. He became an inspiration, a heroic character, and a mentor to all races. Guion Bluford paved the way for future African American Astronauts through background, career in space, and accomplishments after awards.

Over the course of the American history, black people were oppressed and treated unfairly. A few ways that society treated black people is by segregating them from white people, beating them up, and taking advantage of them. As a consequence, African Americans grew up in an environment were limited in their abilities, had hatred towards the white, and had a constant judgment from white people. These factors contributed towards the way society viewed African Americans, flawed, uneducated, and poor. Yet, a notable person who overcame these obstacles and made the most out of his experiences was Malcolm X. He made a dramatic change not only in American history but in African American rights.

Texas’s first African American woman novelist was also a biographer, diarist, educator, publisher, and librarian. Lillian B. Horace was born on April 29, 1880 in Jefferson, Texas. Her parents were Thomas Armstead and Mary Ackard. The family moved to Fort Worth, Texas when Lillian was a young toddler. She would go on to receive her early and formal education, graduating from the historically black institution, I. M. Terrell High School. Lillian enrolled in Bishop College in Marshall, Texas, where she took classes from 1898 to 1899. She focused her entire life around writing, entrepreneurship, community activism, philanthropy, and her faith.

Chris McCandless, a young, nonconformist man, died in the Alaskan wilderness trying to live off the land there. Some laud McCandless for his transcendentalist behavior and unique, nonconformist beliefs; others call McCandless a reckless fool whose impulsive actions ended up costing his life. Chris McCandless was ultimately a modern day transcendentalist because he believed that nature was purer than society, a common transcendentalist belief.

Carter G Woodson is amongst many well known African Americans in History. Woodson was an African American writer and historian known as “ The Father of Black history month”. He dedicated himself to the field of African-American history, working to make sure that the subject was taught in schools and studied by scholars. He was the author of more than thirty books, his best known book was The Miseducation of the negro, published in 1933 and is still relevant today. He also founded the Association for the study of African American Life and History, the mission was to promote, research, and share information about Black life, history and culture to the global community.

There are many ironies that still exist in today’s U. S. military. As a member of the U.S. for the past twenty-one years I have been preview to different changes and issues that have been target to people of color. Blacks in the military are still seen as having lower socioeconomic status and prone to more punitive relationships with the criminal justice system weather inside the base or in the civilian environment. People of color in today’s military have less likelihood of achieving high officer ranking positions or being on high target leadership positions. As noted in our textbook, “today, Blacks fare better in the military, and the United States has 2.3 million Black veterans, more than any other minority group. However, Black officers

The Multicultural Student Center reflected that goal. In a Feb. 16 event called Past and Present Heroes, MSC honored African Americans from the 1800s to present day. It was a timeline that attendees walked through, with posters displayed on the walls and videos about historic African American figures.

One of the reasons I would like to be a wreath layer is because my grandpa was in the Korean War. When he was 21, he went to military training in Blackstone, Virginia. He then left from Seattle on a boat on a two week journey to Japan. All of the guys on the boat would be sick by the time they got to Japan. He then had more training in Japan for about four more weeks. He was then stationed in the 25th Infantry in South Korea from August, 1951 and arrived home in October, 1953. He was the only medic that was assigned for duties and drove a "litter jeep" all day long. There were two stretchers in the "litter jeep". When he drove around to assist the wounded, one of his commands was to pick up the injured first to take to the aid station, and

According to Wikipedia, Frank Borman (born Frank F. Borman II) was in the Air Force before becoming a space pilot. My grandpa was in the air force too. They both earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroic acts in a plane. Frank was the commander of the Apollo 8 mission and was also in Gemini 7. He was the first person to fly around the moon. Borman earned the Space Medal of Honor in October, 1978 along with Neil Armstrong. After retiring from NASA, he became the CEO of Eastern Air Lines. In 1972, he had to find a plane that crashed in a swamp and later rescued many passengers from the sinking aircraft. In 1990, Frank Borman was inducted to the National Aerospace Hall of Fame. Frank was in a documentary called Race to the Moon made by

The introduction chapter of Invisible Man is about the narrator’s inspiration for the novel and the setting of a war time environment helped him develop the main character. Ellison found similarities between the people he has known and acquainted to the invisible man. Ellison alludes to the struggles of self-definition and the support of individual dignity, all that the invisible man lacks. The narrator clearly describes a black man who does not feel accepted by his own race let alone the white race. This makes the character feel singled out, thus, the invisible man. The character, developed by the narrator, was an air force pilot and the police officers during that time harassed the African Americans and stop them from flying. The narrator

"A moment of pain is worth a lifetime of glory" (Louis Zamperini.) Unbroken is a story of a man named Louis Zamperini. When he was young, he was a trouble maker. Always making trouble. Later he started running due to him constantly escaping from trouble. He became a world record holder. He held many school records, mostly known for his 4 minuet 13 sec mile run. Louis made it to the Olympics in 1936, coming in 7th in the 5,000 meter race. Although he was 7th he caught the attention of Adolf Hitler as his last lap was in 56 seconds. This was very fast for the time. Louis then joined the United States Army Air Corps in September 1941. He earned the role of second lieutenant. Louis was on the "Green Hornet." A plane that he flew. On May 27, 1943 him and his crew crashed into the ocean 850 miles south of Oahu Hawaii. 11 men died but Zamperini survived. The remaining crew and Louis survived 47 days until being found by the Japanese Navy. They were held captive as Japanese prisoners of war at Ofana Japan for a year and one day. Louis Zamperini endured many trials throughout this story. He proved that a moment of pain is worth a lifetime of glory.

Marc Chagall is one of the most prominent painters of the 20th century. He created lots of works that have a huge significance in our days. In addition to paintings, he also engaged in stenography, writing poems, and creating book illustrations.

What interests me most about Malcolm Scott Carpenter is life becoming an Astronaut. Malcolm Scott Carpenter was born in Boulder, Colorado, on May 1, 1925. He attended the University of Colorado from 1945 to 1949. When he graduated in 1949 he got a degree in Science and went into the U.S. Navy. He wanted to become a pilot so he took up flight training. During the Korean War he served with patrol Squadron six flying antisubmarine, ship surveillance, aerial mining.