Biographies

Let’s take a look at some famous Americans who have changed our world for the better! In this power point we will talk about how these people made a difference and created positive change for others and themselves.

Meet MLK

Look at this picture. What do you notice about this man? Does he seem kind, angry, serious? What do you already know about him?

Meet Caesar Chavez

Caesar Chavez was a man of conviction. Look at his face. What do you think he is thinking about? What do you think he is about to say?

Jackie Robinson

What sport is this man playing? What do you think the phrase Rookie on Trial means?

Pocahontas

Looking at this picture of Pocahontas, would you be able to recognize her ethnic origins?

Rosa Parks

What is happening in this picture? Who are the people in this picture? How do you think each person feels?

Credits• Trikosko, Marion S. 1964. Martin Luther King press conference. Library of Congress: Prints &

Photographs, Miscellaneous Items in High Demand.• Fawcett Publications. 1951. Jackie Robinson comic book. Library of Congress: America's

Library.• Brooke, R. N. 1900-1912. Pocahontas. Library of Congress: America's Library, Meet Amazing

Americans.• Unknown. 1956. Mrs. Rosa Parks being fingerprinted in Montgomery, Alabama . Library of

Congress: Exhibitions, "With an Even Hand": Brown v. Board at Fifty .• Unknown. 1966. [Cesar Chavez, half-length portrait, facing left]. Library of Congress: America's

Library, Meet Amazing Americans.• Power Point created by Lori Bedsole.