One more river to cross
Crispus Attucks was the first American to die in cause of independence. He was born a slave in 1725, in Massachusetts. He was an expert livestock trader. On March 5, 1770, he left dinner after hearing strange fire bells. He then gathered an angry mob and went to where a British soldier was staying. The soldier shot into the crowd killing Attucks and injuring other civilians. Thousands attended his funeral. Madam C. J. Walker was the first American woman to earn 1 million dollars. On December 23, 1867, she was born into a racist society. She grew up working in the laundry mats, trying to invent a hair product for regrowth. A black man told the ingredients in a dream she had one night. She set up her own business and sold her products worldwide. In 1919, she died of kidney failure. Her business is still running today. Matthew Henson was one of the first two people to reach the North Pole. He was born in Maryland, 1866. He had many jobs by age 14 in Baltimore. He worked on a ship at age 19; he sailed around by China. Then he met another captain. They made trips up north to reach the pole and met many disasters. He reached the pol
In 1944 during World War 2, he was the first black American to hold a desk job. He then graduated and continued to take physics at MIT. In 1968 she ran for Congress and won. He was a success all over the world. In high school he played many sports. In his 55 years at Grambling he has broken many records. It was to fly on January 28, 1986, as it launched it went up in a fireball. When she registered to vote her owner kicked her out. After he helped to organize the United Nations, he served as a guide for Africans.
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