Posted by admin on April 12, 2011 under Cesar Chavez & Dolores Huerta, Cesar Chavez & Dolores Huerta Resources, Web links | 
“Excerpt from a web page from The Cesar E. Chavez Foundation”
Cesar Estrada Chavez, Senator Robert F. Kennedy noted, was “one of the heroic figures of our time..”
A true American hero, Cesar was a civil rights, Latino, farm worker, and labor leader; a religious and spiritual figure; a community servant and social entrepreneur; a crusader for nonviolent social change; and an environmentalist and consumer advocate.
Read the complete article…
Posted by admin on April 7, 2011 under Clara Barton, Clara Barton Resources |
“There’s probably no better way to learn about the historic woman who founded the American Red Cross than to visit Clara Barton’s house in Glen Echo, Md., near Washington.”
… thus begins a new article you might enjoy:
Historic Woman: ‘Battlefield Angel’ Clara Barton
Monday, March 28, 2011
By Moira E. McLaughlin, The Washington Post
Read the complete article at: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11087/1135006-369.stm#ixzz1Ir5SD64n
Posted by admin on January 11, 2011 under Quotes, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes |
“An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.”
Posted by admin on January 5, 2011 under Albert Einstein Fun Facts, Fun Facts |
Have you heard that Einstein was bad at studying in school? Actually, the owner of a Nobel Prize did very well in school, particularly in science and mathematics.
Posted by admin on under George C. Marshall Resources |
Published on September 12, 2010
By Scott T. Allison and George R. Goethals
from the web site Heroes: What They Do and Why We Need Them
http://blog.richmond.edu/heroes/2010/09/12/george-marshall-the-hero-with-a-plan/
Posted by admin on January 4, 2011 under Fun Facts, Jackie Robinson & Branch Rickey Fun Facts |
• Played professional Negro League on the Kansas City Monarchs in 1945
• Married Rachel Isum Feb 20 1946
• Played for the Brooklyn Dodgers 1947-56
• Named NL Rookie of the Year 1947
(The FIRST rookie of the year awarded by the Baseball Hall of Fame)
• Named NL MVP 1949
• Had 3 kids, Jackie Jr., Sharon and David
• Retired from baseball 1957
• Worked for Chock Full O’Nuts
• Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Posted by admin on January 3, 2011 under Clara Barton Fun Facts, Fun Facts |
“as seen on her tombstone”
Clara Barton ”Angel of the Battlefield”
Civil War 1861-1885
Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871
Spanish-American War 1870-1871
Organizer and President of the American National Red Cross ;1881-1904 Dec. 25,1821- April 12,1912
Posted by admin on January 2, 2011 under Books, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. |
This little boardbook uses only approximately 200 words to tell about the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. and to explain, in simple terms, how he ended segegation in America.
Posted by admin on under Harriet Tubman Stories, Videos, Web links |
Here is a nice video about Harriet Tubman:
Harriet Tubman’s Legacy 1820-1913 (RIP) **A AMAZING WOMAN OF COURAGE!!**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cUTKTWkbnw&feature=autofb
plus you’ll find other videos there too.
Posted by admin on under Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes, Quotes |
“One’s philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes. In the long run, we shape our lives and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
