Research a prominent African American who lived during the 1800s. In a multi-paragraph essay, explain his or her achievements and historical importance.

Francis pointed out “……after the infamous 1957 standoff in Little Rock, Arkansas, only 1 percent of southern black students attended school with whites” (n.d., para 5.). Upon their arrival they were struck with the reality of how the other students wanted them out of their school. In the History of Little Rock Nine, it was stated that “Their action not only mobilized a Nation to insure that access to a quality education was granted to all Americans, but they helped to define the civil rights movement” (para. 1). Afro-American People Denmark Vesey was a household servant for Captain Joseph Vesey; which won the lottery in the year 1800. When Denmark won the lottery he paid for his freedom and started his own carpentry business. In a brief bio, Denmark Vesey, it was said that “In 1822 he was accused of being the leader of a secret plot to rebel against whites, a plot that supposedly involved 9,000 slaves or more than two years of preparation” (para. 1). After being accused in July of 1822 he was executed. Harriet Tubman was born on a plantation in Maryland in 1822. She decided to escape from enslavement and fight for her freedom after her owner, Edward Brodess died. She finally escapes using the Underground Railroad and made her way into Philadelphia. In Philadelphia she worked and saved.?.?

in 1989, tiananmen square in beijing was the site of china’s main industries. china’s government headquarters. -pro-democracy demonstrations. (second choice)