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Short Biography&nbsp;: Harriet Tubman.”&nbsp;Harriet-Tubman.Org, Harriet Tubman, 2014, www.harriet-tubman.org/short-biography/.

History.com Editors. “Rosa Parks.”&nbsp;HISTORY, 29 Aug. 2018, www.history.com/topics/black-history/rosa-parks. Accessed 19 Dec. 2019.

Works Cited Franklin, Ben. “Rosa Parks Day - It All Started on a Bus - Rider Alerts - News | Ben Franklin Transit.”&nbsp;Bft.Org, 2017, www.bft.org/rosa-parks-day---it-all-started-on-a-bus/. Accessed 2 Jan. 2020. Medrut, Flavia. “14 Rosa Parks Quotes to Teach You How to Stand Your Ground.”&nbsp;Goalcast, 29 Dec. 2017, www.goalcast.com/2017/12/29/rosa-parks-quotes/. Accessed 2 Jan. 2020. Network, A&amp;E Televistion. “Rosa Parks.”&nbsp;Biography, 27 Feb. 2018, www.biography.com/activist/rosa-parks. Accessed 2 Jan. 2020. Ricks, Mark. “Black History Month — 2019: ‘Nah.’ ~ Rosa Parks.”&nbsp;Medium, Medium, 5 Feb. 2019, medium.com/@markricks/nah-rosa-parks-1955-26b331812ff5. Accessed 2 Jan. 2020. Springer, Mike. “‘Tired of Giving In’: The Arrest Report, Mug Shot and Fingerprints of Rosa Parks (December 1, 1955).”&nbsp;Open Culture, 2014, www.openculture.com/2014/12/arrest-report-of-rosa-parks.html. Staff report. “How to Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the Inland Area.”&nbsp;Press Enterprise, Press Enterprise, 15 Jan. 2018, www.pe.com/2018/01/15/how-to-celebrate-martin-luther-king-jr-day-in-the-inland-area-2/. Accessed 2 Jan. 2020.

&nbsp;Throughout his career he received the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal, the Army Distinguished Service Medal, an Air Force Commendation Medal, and the Philippine Legion of Honor.

Benjamin Oliver Davis, Jr. should be honored with a stamp because he was a role model for many other African Americans.

&nbsp;After Smalls bought his freedom he chose to become a ship pilot in the Union Navy. He fought in 17 battles, he also recruited 1000s of colored men for the army.

Robert Smalls was a hero to our history he impacted this country by helping other colored men join the army. He did the right thing and turned the ship into the Union naval because of all the guns and ammunition brought aboard. After he bought his freedom he choose to become a ship pilot for the Union Navy. Smalls was a hero due to his heroic acts of fearlessness.

After Medgars great accomplishments against black discrimination, white people began to see him as a threat. Many angry people attempted to kill Medgar.

Finally, Medgar had drove home after a meeting with the civil rights workers, and was hit in the back with a bullet as he exited his car. Medgar crawled to his doorstep, where his wife Myrlie found him. Medgar had died 1 hour later, on June 12, 1963.

One man threw a molotov cocktail (a bottle filled with flammable liquid that bursts on impact, covering the area around with open flame.) at his carport. Another man tried to hit Medgar with a car as he was leaving the NAACP office.

Janet Collins is an African american dancer that was born in March, 7th 1917 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Then died on May 28th, 2003 in Fort Worth Texas.

Also was the first African American that trained dancers in her generation and performed on TV.

She was also a choreographer, for the beauty of her dancing on Broadway.

For her dancing and teaching kids she wrote a book about her life and her dancing when she was young and growing up,

Three reasons why she should be on a stamp is 1. she was the first negro dancer, 2. thought kids dance while being the first negro teacher, 3. First Native that danced at the Met.

Rosa Parks was born on February 4, 1913, Tuskegee, Alabama, She died October 24, 2005, Detroit Michigan, she was 92 years old. Rosa parks was 42 when the bus ride happened.

Jackie was a hero in many ways. When he was done playing baseball he helped in segregation. He helped in strikes and protest. Jackie was an amazing person that did a lot for our country. Jackie Robinson is a name that you will never stop hearing and I hope you will now see him a letters that you send or recive. 

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Martin Luther King deserves to be on a stamp for many reasons 

one reason is that he stood up for all black people by making speeches and stopping racism

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Maggie Walker accomplished many things in life and broke traditional gender and discrimination laws, by becoming the president of her own bank.

Works Cited “Britannica School.” Eb.Com, 2020, school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/Maggie-Lena-Draper-Walker/339769. Accessed 7 Jan. 2020. ‌Works Cited “FactCite.” Factcite.Com, 2020, www.factcite.com/biographies/6001007.html. Accessed 7 Jan. 2020. Works Cited OLIVER, NED. “She Didn’t Just Charter a Bank. With New Statue, Richmond Hopes to Illuminate Depth of Maggie Walker’s Contributions.” Richmond Times-Dispatch, 16 July 2017, Works Cited “Our Inspiration:&nbsp;The Story of Maggie Lena Walker | PBS LearningMedia.”&nbsp;PBS LearningMedia, 2017, ny.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/a9dedf68-e383-4d04-85a0-0a5ac0ed2eac/our-inspiration-the-story-of-maggie-lena-walker/. Accessed 9 Jan. 2020. ‌

On December 1, 1955, Parks was arrested for refusing a bus drivers instructions to give up her seat to a white passenger. She later recalled that her refusal wasn’t because she was physically tired, but that she was just tired of giving in. Rosa Parks supreme court Decision is considered a landmark case because it applied to all segregated laws.

Rosa Parks was awarded the Martin Luther King Jr. Award by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored people, the Presidential&nbsp;Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal, because she stood up for her civil rights.

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Why Medgar Evers Deserves a Stamp By:Myles Clement

Pride Cotto Octavius showed Pride when he fought for the Union army and recruited soldiers many African Americans who felt the same about equality for slaves in the south. Even though he didn't fight in the war he was awarded to major for his recruitment efforts, and was in the national guard.

commitment Cotto Octavius shows commitment for equality when he continues to fight for equality after the war, and became a prominent organizer for African American seeking equality for voting. Cotto Octavius goes as far as to put his life on the line for this cause, because he was the Prominent organizer for African American voting he was a big target. Sadly Cotto Octavius died from a gunshot wound to the back, he died instantly.

Another reason Harriet is a hero is she released slaves after she saved up enough money to get them out of the place they worked at once Harriet returned for them.

Harriet is a hero because she did many important jobs, she worked as a nurse, cook, laundress, spy and scout.

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All information was from the Fact Cite Website (Citation Below) Baron, Katharine. "Evers, Medgar Wiley."&nbsp;U.S. and World Biography Online. Lincoln Library Press, 2018.&nbsp;FactCite, www.factcite.com/biographies/3011743.html.

Pictures are from the following websites: Biography.com: “Medgar Evers.”&nbsp;Biography, 24 Jan. 2018, www.biography.com/activist/medgar-evers. Accessed 19 Dec. 2019. Mdah.ms.gov: “Medgar and Myrlie Evers Papers - Mississippi Department of Archives and History.”&nbsp;Mississippi Department of Archives and History, 2013, www.mdah.ms.gov/new/research/collections/medgar-and-myrlie-evers-papers/. Accessed 19 Dec. 2019.

Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier for baseball and organinized desegregation. Jackie is an amazing person and today I am going to share with you some reasons why he should be on a stamp.

I will also be sharing with you what I think the stamp should look like.

Introduction

Who is Richard Allen?  Richard Allen was an active influential black educator that was chosen to serve as the first bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, He was one of the leading voices of the free black community.&nbsp;He was also was forced to buy his freedom because he was born into slavery.

The second reason why I think he should get his own stamp is because he was drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II I think this made him speacial is that he risked his his life 

Medgar has contributed greatly to the fight against the discrimination of black people. After all his work he became a field officer, the first one in Mississippi. Medgar deserves a stamp, from fighting until his death, and to represent his great accomplishments.&nbsp;

Medgar Evers'... -Birthday is on July 2, 1925 -Mother's job was cleaning laundry -Father worked at a sawmill -Had three brothers and sisters -Was very religious -Went to a segregated school as a child -Started his service as a soldier in 1942 -Had 3 children

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Rosa Parks is a hero worthy of being honored with her own stamp. During her lifetime from 1913 to 2005, Rosa Parks was a hero because of her fight for civil rights and being able to be treated the same and not different just because of her race.

Maggie played a major role in the organizational and commercial life of Richmond's African American Community. She encouraged the black community to use their economic power as an advantage and create an institution. Maggie was also a teacher at The Lancaster School helping children learn.

Maggie has dedicated her whole life to helping others. She first worked at a school as a teacher, then she established a bank and became president of it and lastly she has encouraged the black community to follow their dreams, be brave and be confident.

Richard was a active black influential educator, He influenced a lot of other colored people to believe in themselves.

Richard had a episcopal meeting and founded the Bethel church which soon came known as the African Methodist episcopal&nbsp;Church. "&nbsp;In 1794, Allen and several other black Methodists founded the Bethel Church, a black Episcopal meeting, in an old blacksmith’s shop. Bethel Church became known as "Mother Bethel" because it eventually birthed the African Methodist Episcopal Church."

Rosa parks was a civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Her bravery led to nationwide efforts the the end of racial segregation.

This is why I think Rosa parks should be on a stamp,She didn't care that a white passenger was on the bus and told her to move because she was just tired of doing what people want her to do so she didn't not move. She just sat there which was very brave because no one would have just sat there they would have moved but not Rosa Parks, she stood up for her rights and she did get the bad part out of it but also the good.

Reasons why Harriet Tubman should have a stamp. 

Harriet Tubman led hundreds of enslaved people to freedom through the underground Railroad. Risking her life going back and forth to help people.

In 2016 the the U.S Treasury Department announced that Tubman will be replacing Andrew jackson on the center of a new $20 bill although it did not last.

Tubman also helped the union Army in the American Civil war, working as a spy and many other things. After the war She dedicated her life to helping former slaves in a new life. 

&nbsp;He co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and was a major civil rights figure, serving as close adviser to King and later assuming The Southern Christian Leadership Conference presidency.&nbsp;

As a soldier, Medgar fought in the battle of Normandy during World War II. He survived the war, coming back to his home to fight another war, this time against discrimination.

Medgar Evers was a civil rights activist, and fought for his life in the war of discrimination, in which I truly believe deserves a stamp in honor of what he accomplished. Medgar fought in the war as a soldier. He then boycotted against black people not being able to utilize gas station bathrooms and unable to attend certain colleges. He also risked his life for the freedom of himself and the freedom of others.

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Why he deserves his own stamp

Maggie Walker was the first Women of any race to establish a bank and become president of it. The bank she became president of was the St. Luke Penny Saving bank. She dedicated her life to helping the African Community 

Maggie Walker set an example for black women by being brave and establishing her own bank. She also became president of it and her bank was very successful. Walkers bank brought in children of all ages and encouraged them to save their money early in life, adults still used her bank.

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When he was about 14 he took a ride in an open-cockpit plane with a pilot. Before they landed he Benjamin was determined to become a pilot when he was older.&nbsp;

During his later career Benjamin served in the military, both over seas and United States.

Benjamin Oliver Davis, Jr. is a African American who deserves his own stamp. Davis was one of the first African American in the U.S. Air Force.

Benjamin was one of the first commanders for the Tuskegee Airmen.

 This book shows how Catto Octavius made a change and became a hero in the era he lived in.

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Jackie brook the color barrier in baseball which was segregated for more than 50 years. Jackie was also called many names that were unfair to him,but he kept his ground and had to let it go. Jackie was not able to fight back because if he did then people would start to think he was dangerous and never let and African American play in the major leagues.

Robinson was the first African American to be elected into the baseball Hall of Fame. he was not just a tool for other African Americans to play major league baseball, was an amazing player with a lot of talent and love. 

Bethanne Kelly Patrick. “Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr.”&nbsp;Military.Com, 2019, www.military.com/history/gen-benjamin-o-davis-jr.html. ‌

Ellicott, Karen. "Davis, Benjamin Oliver Jr.."&nbsp;U.S. and World Biography Online. Lincoln Library Press, 2019.&nbsp;FactCite, www.factcite.com/biographies/6000782.html.

What is he known for: He was the First black man to get a Heisman trophy Death: He died of leukemia at the age of 23 Quote: "Football is just a game. What matters is what you play for" Ernie Davis Fact: He got the best contract ever offered to a rookie but died before he could play in any pro games.

Leukemia: A cancer of blood-forming tissues, hindering the body's ability to fight infection.

why he should be on a postage stamp: 1. He was the first black man to win a Heisman trophy 2.Davis is remembered for his sportsmanship the way he handled the racial intolerance of his time and his courage in facing a disease that ultimately claimed his life. 3.

Richard Allen

In the year 1861, the Civil War broke out, Smalls was hired to work aboard the Confederate steamship Planter. The ship&nbsp;had carried ammunition for the Confederate Army. “On May 13,1862, he and the other blacks on board seized control of the ship in Charleston Harbor and turned it over to a Union naval squadron blockading the city. The incident brought Smalls great fame throughout the north and earned him a job in the Union Navy.”

&nbsp;As the war came to an end Smalls returned to his  home in Beaufort and became active in politics. “ He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1868 to 1870 and in the state Senate from 1870 to 1804.”

&nbsp;"As a representative, Smalls spoke out in defense of all African Americans. He called for equal rights and equal opportunity for all."

Harriet Tubman deserves to be on a stamp because she was an African American hero. Harriet was a hero because she guided 300 slaves to freedom and was well known for it.

The first reason i think that Ralph should get his own stamp is because he took control of the poor peoples campaign succeeded in small ways, such as qualifying 200 counties for free surplus food

Ralph David Abernathy is a Worthy hero to be on a US stamp. Born&nbsp;March 11, 1926,&nbsp;Linden AL. He died April 17, 1990 He was also a very good friend of Martin Luther King.

While Richard was 17 he switched his religion to Methodism to buy his freedom. "His owner, who had already sold Richard's mother and three of his siblings, also converted and eventually allowed Richard to purchase his freedom for $2,000, which he was able to do by 1783."

Richard Allen was a great hero for all of the accomplishments from helping others to influencing others to a better lifestyle.

Robert Smalls is a hero worthy of being honored with his own special stamp. During his lifetime(1839-1915) Robert Smalls was a past slave who eventually become a hero for the Union in the American Civil War. One of the most important aspects of being a hero for Smalls was his fearless act in the American Civil War.

Montgomery Bus Boycott. “Ralph D. Abernathy.”&nbsp;Biography, A&amp;E Television Networks, 29 June 2014, www.biography.com/activist/ralph-d-abernathy. “Ralph David Abernathy | American Religious Leader and Civil-Rights Activist.”&nbsp;Encyclopædia Britannica, 2019, www.britannica.com/biography/Ralph-David-Abernathy. ‌

Octavius cotto was an African American Born in 1839 who deserves to be put on a posted stamp for being a hero in his time, he showed he was a hero when he showed pride, genius, and finally commitment.

educator Cotto Octavius shows he is very educated when he graduates as valedictorian at Cheney university at the age of 29. After he graduates Cotto takes private lessons in Washington D.C were he learns Greek and Latin and goes on to pass down his knowledge by teaching at the ICY.

On the Eastern shore of Maryland, Harriet Tubman was Born into slavery. The date of her birth is unknown but is estimated to have been between 1820 and 1825.  

Harriet and her mother were owned by Mary Pattison Brodess. Her father, Ben Ross, who was owned by Anthony Thompson. She was one of nine children born to their enslaved parents.

Her original name was Araminta Harriet Ross, nicknamed minty. Her name would be changed after her marriage in honor of her mother who's name was Harriet " Rit " Green. 

Harriet Tubman Escaped to freedom in 1849 through the underground Railroad. The underground Railroad is an elaborate secret network of safe houses.

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