Unity Saturday Academy
At University of California Irvine
African-American and Hispanic History Projects
Please choose from the list below and prepare a 10-minute review for a presentation to the school. The audience will include parents and students. It is suggested that the parents and elders participate. The topics are about the following men and women:
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John Brown |
Abolitionist, leader of attempted slave rebellion, 1859 |
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John Edgar Hoover |
Racist, director of the FBI |
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Denmark Vesey |
Leader of revolt against slavery, 1822 |
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Gabriel |
Leader of revolt against slavery, 1801 |
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Nat Turner |
Leader of revolt against slavery, 1831 |
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Tecumseh |
A great leader of indigenous people |
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Cesar Chavez |
Leader of Chicano unionization |
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Simon Bolivar |
Leader of the revolt against Spanish domination in South America |
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Crazy Horse |
Sioux leader against ethnic cleansing |
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Sitting Bull |
Sioux leader against ethnic cleansing |
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Fannie Lou Hamer |
Leader of Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party - 1964 |
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Marcus Garvey |
Black Nationalist leader in the early 1920s |
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Harriett Tubman |
A leader of the underground railroad |
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Ida B. Wells |
Advocate against lynching and racism circa 1900 |
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Malcolm X |
Leading Black Nationalist in the 1950s to 1965 |
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Singbe Pieh (Cinque) |
Freedom fighter, leader of Amistad revolt against illegal slave trading |
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Martin Delaney |
Leader, abolitionist in 1850s thru the Civil War and after |
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David Walker |
Abolitionist, writer in the 1820s and early 30s |
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Crispus Attucks |
Leader of Boston Massacre |
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Huey Newton |
Founder of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense |
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Bobby Seal |
Founder of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense |
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Fred Hampton |
Leader of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense |
Objective of Your Presentation: