February is Black History Month.  In honor of so many great African-Americans, you are to briefly research, read about, and neatly handwrite a one page summary for Black History Month about a famous African-American and his/her life and accomplishments.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Name

 Date

 Period

Due: February   _____

Title – Person’s Name

3 paragraphs (neatly hand-written)

1.  Intro (main idea, background)

2.  Body (characteristics, facts, accomplishments)

3.  Conclusion (quote, accomplishments, death, & legacy)

    -not a repetitive summary

Possible People as Topics: 

Arthur Ashe 

Barack Obama

Bill Russell

Booker T. Washington

Carl Lewis

Colin Powell 

W.E.B. DuBois 

Ernie Banks

Frederick Douglas 

George Washington Carver

Harriet Tubman 

Homer Plessy

Linda Brown

Louis Armstrong 

Malcolm X

Marian Anderson

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Michael Jackson

Michael Jordan

Muhamad Ali

Nelson Mandela

Rosa Parks

Ruby Bridges

Sojourner Truth

Thurgood Marshall

Willie Mays 

Wilma Rudolph

Wilt Chamberlain