January 11, 2013 Dear Parents, We are VERY excited to launch, next Wednesday, our Third Grade Winter

Research Project. This years theme is African American Leaders. African Americans have played a vital role in the shaping of American history. The conceptual goal of this research project is to convey to the children the achievements and contributions of Americas noted African American leaders, inventors, educators, artists, scientists, entrepreneurs, entertainers and sports figures. The actual format of the research might be anything from a traditional written paper or a letter to a game or brochure. The children will present their research in February to a wider audience to celebrate African American History Month. Your child will be given the opportunity to choose the person whom they wish to study. Over the weekend, please discuss and, do some initial investigation with your child, into the following African American Leaders. Then fill out and return the section below: Example: Choice: Name of Leader Category Comments Shes my favorite First Rosa Parks Civil Rights
because my grandpa knew her!

Second Third

Ernie Davis Nina Simone

Sports Arts/Music

Hed be fun, too, because I LOVE football!

I like her music, so she might be fun to research.

Choice: First Second Third

Name of Leader

Category

Comments

American Revolution Crispus Attucks

War and Civil Rights History Civil War Era World War I World War II Frederic Douglas 369th Infantry Tuskegee Airmen (Harlem

Civil Rights Era Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Black Minutemen of Massachusetts James Armistead Dred Scott Malcolm X. Ida B. Wells Rosa Parks Sojourner Truth 54th Regiment Massachusetts Basketball LeBron James Michael Jordan Hank Aaron Magic Johnson Tim Duncan Kareem Abdul Jabbar Music Louis Armstrong Michael Jackson Alicia Keys Harry Belafonte Nina Simone Scott Joplin Maya Angelou Nikki Giovanni Susan King Taylor Zora Neal Hurston Gwendolyn Brookes Science/Business/Politics/Education Science Education George Washington Booker T. Carver Washington Oprah Winfrey Ed Bradley James Baldwin Tony Morrison W.E.B. DuBois Soledad OBrien Walter Ellison Gordon Parks Joshua Johnston Denzel Washington Alfre Woodard Poetry and Literature Langston Hughes Arts and Entertainment Journalism Art John H. Johnsons Jean-Michel Basquiat Film and Theater Paul Robeson James Earl Jones Jim Brown Baseball Jackie Robinson Football Tiki Barber Ernie Davis Sports Tennis Arthur Ashe Williams Sisters Gymnastics Gabby Douglas Charles Hamilton Houston Angela Davis Track and Field Boxing Jesse Owens Mohammad Ali Wilma Rudolph Nat Turner Harriet Tubman Ruby Bridges Hellfighters) 761st Tank Battalion Coretta Scott King

Business Madam C.J. Walker John H. Johnson

Politics President Obama Mrs. Obama Rev. Jesse Jackson

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James Banning Russell Simmons James West Clara Brown Granville T. Woods Oprah Winfrey Dr. Charles Drew Beyonce Knowles Matthew Henson Ursula Burns Mae Jemison Cathy Hughes Bessie Coleman Ruth Simmons Mary McCleod Bethune Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Shirley Chisholm Thurgood Marshall Vernon Jordan Tim Scott Karen Bass Condoleezza Rice