Transcript Mahalla Jackson - Oak Ridge Schools

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Mahalia Jackson was born in 1911 in New Orleans on
October 26. Mahalia was a poetry writer. She was a
famous singer and song writer. She was asked to sing
during the March to
Washington when Martin
Luther King, Jr. gave his I
Have a Dream speech.
By Abby Ridenour
Louis Armstrong was born in
1900. He was a jazz player
and a trumpet player. He got
in trouble when he was young
and he shot a gun in the
street. He was sent to a boys
home. Then he learned Jazz
and became famous.
By Michael Rowe
Bessie Colman lived from 1893 to
1926. She was the 1st black
woman to fly a plane. She lived
after slavery. The US. refused to
teach her how to fly a plane. She
went to Parris in 1920 when she
was 27 years old. She hade to walk
to school 9 miles each day. She
finally got a pilots certificate in
France. She returned to the US.
in 1921 when she was 28.She
decided to take a trip to
Jacksonville,Florida but the plane
had an engine problem but she
thought the plane would be OK.
She took the plane back home and
the plane took a nose dive. That
was the end of Bessie Colman's
life. She died when she was only
33 years old. But we still
remember her because she was so
brave.
By Sami Viau
By Amber Rogers
Erroll garner was born
in 1921 and he died in
1977. He was a jazz
piano player. Most of
his music was lost
because he didn't write
it down. His most
famous song was called
Laura.
Ida was born on July 6, 1862; in Holly Springs,
Mississippi. Both parents, Lizzie Bell and James Well,
were slaves. After emancipation, Ida's parents continued to
work for their former master. Ida attended Rust University
that was a high school school for freed slaves. When she was
14,both of her parents died within twenty four hours of each other.
Lying about her age, she became a teacher around Memphis,
Tennessee and the sole support of five brothers and sisters. Her
pay was $25 a month. While teaching, Ida began an antilynching campaign. She also became a writer for the Free
Speech newspaper.
By Fiona McGregor
Roberta Martin was born in
1907 in Helena,Arkansas.
When she was in high
school,she was a pianist for
the choir in the Ebenezer
Baptist Church. In 1947 she
married James Austin and
had only one boy. In 1963
Roberta Martin sang at the
Spoletto festival in Italy.
When Roberta Marten. She
died in January of 1969. At
her funeral 50000 people
came to pay their respects.
By Ashlee Walter
Mahalia was born in New Orleans
Louisiana October 26 in 1911.
Then she turned into singing at the
age of four.She turned into a
Gospel Singer. In 1936 she met the
man she would marry.Her husband
worked in a post office. Then
Mahalia got asked to sing before
Martin Luther King Jr. gave his I
had a dream speech.Mahalia
opened a beauty shop and a flower
shop. Then she died on January 27.
By Faby Banales
Benjamin O. Davis, Sr.
grew up in Washington,D.C.
He was also a military officer
and was was the youngest of
three children.
He was a teacher in
military science with the Ohio
national guard. He was born in
1880 and died in 1970.
By James Byrne
Erroll Garner was born 1921.
When he was older, he
devoted most of his time
composting scores for movies.
Erroll was 56 when he died in
1977. Erroll was a piano
player. Most of his work was
lost because he didn't write
his music down. As he grew
older he devoted most of his
time composting scores for
movies. Erroll Garner died in
1977. Erroll Garner practiced a
lot. Erroll Garner played very
good songs. He was a very
good man.
By Mahala Russell
By Jake Livengood
George Washington Carver
was born in 1861. He was a
chemist who developed products
made from peanuts. He was
born a slave, and after the Civil
War he was the only slave his
master kept because he was too
weak to run away. He went to
Tuskegee Insitute to learn to be a chemist. Because the
south was so poor he found many ways to use peanuts.
He invented peanut butter. This helped people in the
south to make more money. He died on Jan. 5, 1943.
George Washington Carver
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By Alex Sample
Louis Armstrong was born in
August 4, 1901 He taught himself how to
play the trumpet. He was the most famous Jazz
musician of the 20th Century. He started as a
trumpet player. He started the idea of
improvisations. Some of his well known works
are: Heebie Jeebies, West End Blues and Hello
Armstrong did, on average, 300 concerts per
year. He died on July 6, 1971.
She died in 1931, and she was 69 years
old when she died. Ida b. wells was born
July 6, 1862 and she became a teacher
when she was 14 years old and she
teach round Memphis, Tennessee. She
was the sole support of five brothers. Her
pay was $25 a month and her parents died
when she was in her teens. While
teaching Ida began an anti- lynching
campaign. She also became a writer for
the free speech newspaper. On May 27,
1892 while Ida was on a trip to
Philadelphia and new York, her newspaper
office was destroyed by a mob. Following
this event Ida moved to new York to
became a reporter for the new York age
newspaper.
By Trista Lay
William James
Count Basie was
born in 1904, and
died in 1984. He
had a swing band in
new York city. His
mom and dad was
a musician. He
was a big band
leader.
By Tyra Gordon
Honson Leadbelly was born
in 1889 on January, 29. He
was raised in Texas. He
was a singer, guitarist, song
writer, and he was a
musician. His body was half
Cherokee. Honson William
Leadbelly got in a lot of
trouble in the early 1900.
He shot a man, and was in
prison for 30 years. Then he
came to singing.
By Jared Braden
By Marcus
Campbell
James P. Johnson was
a great guy. He was a
pianist. He played
blues and ragtime.
He played a stand by.
He was famous for
his music.
By Amilou Fazio
Madame C. J. Walker was
American's first black
millionaire. She made hair care
products for black people. She
started her own factory. She
allowed 5000 black women to
get jobs in her factory. She
started the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored
People. She died of
hypertension.
By Afraz Lakhani
Richard Drew was born in Washington D. C. on
June 3 in 1904. He was famous for a black doctor.
He made blood transfusion work better and he
saved blood so there would be more for hurt
people.
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By Nate Hamilton
Jesse Owens was born
on September 12 1913 in
Danville, Alabama. His
family was poor. As a
child he was thin and
sick from pneumonia.
His coach in school got
him to try running. He
became really good at
running and went to the
Olympics. As an adult
he worked for Ford
Motor Company.