Black History by Laura Turner https://padlet.com/laura_turner3/6qz160ssrcgb Made with the help of a typing monkey en-us 2018-02-20 18:17:09 UTC 2023-03-06 01:35:59 UTC hello@padlet.com Martin Luther King Jr. laura_turner3 https://padlet.com/laura_turner3/6qz160ssrcgb/wish/233429682 Martin Luther's name was actually Micheal, not Martin.

King went to college when he was 15.

http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/martin-luther-king-jr/videos]]> 2018-02-20 18:19:19 UTC https://padlet.com/laura_turner3/6qz160ssrcgb/wish/233429682 Barack Hussein Obama laura_turner3 https://padlet.com/laura_turner3/6qz160ssrcgb/wish/233866300 Obama was known in high school 'O'bomber' for his basketball skills.

His name means 'one who blessed' in Swahili.]]> 2018-02-21 17:21:20 UTC https://padlet.com/laura_turner3/6qz160ssrcgb/wish/233866300 Muhammad Ali laura_turner3 https://padlet.com/laura_turner3/6qz160ssrcgb/wish/234356939 His youngest daughter, Laila Ali, was an undefeated professional boxer with a record of 24-0.

Muhammad Ali was battling deep-seated psychological problems or suffering the results of substance abuse. This was only found out three years after he retired from the ring

]]> 2018-02-22 17:21:20 UTC https://padlet.com/laura_turner3/6qz160ssrcgb/wish/234356939 Rosa Parks laura_turner3 https://padlet.com/laura_turner3/6qz160ssrcgb/wish/234379805 Rosa Parks was pregnant when she was dragged off of the bus.

Rosa was a seamstress by trade but was also a big part of the Civil Rights Movement.]]> 2018-02-22 17:58:05 UTC https://padlet.com/laura_turner3/6qz160ssrcgb/wish/234379805 Ruby Nell Bridge Hall laura_turner3 https://padlet.com/laura_turner3/6qz160ssrcgb/wish/234384482 After graduating from high school, Ruby worked as a travel agent for fifteen years.

Ruby’s parents and grandparents were sharecroppers in Mississippi before her family moved to New Orleans in search of better opportunity.

]]> 2018-02-22 18:05:49 UTC https://padlet.com/laura_turner3/6qz160ssrcgb/wish/234384482 Mae Jemison laura_turner3 https://padlet.com/laura_turner3/6qz160ssrcgb/wish/234390734 Jemison is a trained dancer -- she built a dance studio in her home and even brought a poster from her dance school on her space mission.

She began college at Stanford University to study chemical engineering when she was only 16 years old.]]> 2018-02-22 18:15:38 UTC https://padlet.com/laura_turner3/6qz160ssrcgb/wish/234390734