Black History by Mary Lynn Culpepper https://padlet.com/marylynn_culpepper/mea2hy7adbb9 Marylynn Culpepper en-us 2018-02-20 20:50:03 UTC 2023-05-31 09:40:43 UTC hello@padlet.com Harriet Tubman marylynn_culpepper https://padlet.com/marylynn_culpepper/mea2hy7adbb9/wish/233514229 She helped slaves escape their owners with the underground railroad. After the Civil War ended, Tubman dedicated her life to helping impoverished former slaves and the elderly. - Biography.com]]> 2018-02-20 20:51:09 UTC https://padlet.com/marylynn_culpepper/mea2hy7adbb9/wish/233514229 Rosa Parks helped jump-start the 381-day Montgomery Bus Boycott that launched nationwide efforts to end segregation of public facilities. - Biography.com marylynn_culpepper https://padlet.com/marylynn_culpepper/mea2hy7adbb9/wish/233981173 2018-02-21 20:30:52 UTC https://padlet.com/marylynn_culpepper/mea2hy7adbb9/wish/233981173 Martin Luther King, Jr., was the youngest man to have received the Nobel Peace Prize. When notified of his selection, he announced that he would turn over the prize money of $54,123 to the furtherance of the civil rights movement. - Biography.com marylynn_culpepper https://padlet.com/marylynn_culpepper/mea2hy7adbb9/wish/233985536 2018-02-21 20:40:53 UTC https://padlet.com/marylynn_culpepper/mea2hy7adbb9/wish/233985536 On June 3, 2008 he won the Montana primary election giving him enough delegates to become the first Black American presidential candidate to win a major political party's presumptive nomination for the office of President of the United States. - Biography.com marylynn_culpepper https://padlet.com/marylynn_culpepper/mea2hy7adbb9/wish/233986666 2018-02-21 20:43:16 UTC https://padlet.com/marylynn_culpepper/mea2hy7adbb9/wish/233986666 Whoopi Goldberg was the second black female actor to be awarded an Oscar for best supporting actress. She was also awarded an Emmy Award (tv) a Grammy Award (music industry) and a Tony Award (live theatre) -Biography marylynn_culpepper https://padlet.com/marylynn_culpepper/mea2hy7adbb9/wish/233990623 2018-02-21 20:52:24 UTC https://padlet.com/marylynn_culpepper/mea2hy7adbb9/wish/233990623 Beyoncé successfully dropped her self-titled album in an unprecedented manner, releasing it overnight with no prior promotion. ​The audio-visual album included 14 tracks and ​ reached No. 1 on several international charts. The video for one of the album's tracks, "Superpower", included footage that paid tribute to the emerging Black Lives Matter movement. marylynn_culpepper https://padlet.com/marylynn_culpepper/mea2hy7adbb9/wish/233992036 2018-02-21 20:55:53 UTC https://padlet.com/marylynn_culpepper/mea2hy7adbb9/wish/233992036