Thomas Johnson Jackson, also known short as Stonewall Jackson was a senior general under Robert E. Lee. He was the general of the Confederate Army during the Civil War and died on May 2, 1863 after he was shot by his own troops in battle. The Confederate Army were fighting against the Union Troops. The text titled, “The death of Jackson” was based on primary source evidence, while the other text titled, “Mystery of how Confederate General ‘Stonewall’ Jackson was mistakenly killed by his own troops is solved...and it was all down to the Moon” was based on research. It was when night fell that Jackson was shot by mistake.…
John H Johnson was one of the most influential African-American historian that I've ever studied because he started his own company in a black community full of poverty which was often invaded by white supremacists. In his magazine, he supported black civil rights leaders by writing about the struggle for the children and businesses. Though he grew up in poverty, he tried very hard to get a good education this lead him to write and read extremely well. He started Jet magazine with a 500 dollar loan and took off from there. Being the first African-American in the Forbes 400,becoming an entrepreneur and philanthropist,and special ambassador of the United States.…
Jim Jones, the leader of The People's Temple, was born in Crete, Indiana on May 13, 1931. He was known to have come from a dysfunctional family, which many believe caused him to do the things that he had done. From watching the film, we learned that Jim Jones was obsessed with religion and death from a young age. It is said that he killed small animals and later conduct funerals for these animals. Another thing that effected Jim Jones, was the fact that his father was an alcoholic, which made his mother work to support his family.…
He went home and went to bed and he could not stop thinking about his best friend he couldn't believe he had passed…
Maynard Jackson The Civil Rights movement was very important to the history of our country. Many people stood up against oppression and chose to speak up. One man in particular was named Maynard Jackson. He was the first African American to become the mayor of a major southern city. Maynard’s childhood,education,awards, and impact on the Civil Rights movement were all very important.…
Once there was a lonely man who lived on Meadow Lane, in Lorain, Ohio. His name was Charles Johnson. Charles was the usual working man, he would wake up, make his lunch, and go to his office and leave at five. After work Charles would drive home, thinking about how his day was. Did something good happen at work?…
A Nevada civilian killed his son for being gay. In the story they talked about how his father never accepted him for being gay. He was in a foster home all because his father used to abuse him and he didn’t treat him right. His name was Giovanni Melton.…
James Weldon Johnson is an American poet who represented the African-American community through his works. Born on June 17, 1871 in Florida, Johnson was raised by his parents, James Johnson and Helen Louise Dillet. His mother, a school teacher, encouraged Johnson to study English literature; James later attended Atlanta University to pursue his interest in the English language and its written creations. It was during his college years that he realized the serious racial problem in the United States. After school, Johnson was a civil rights activist and took part in Theodore Roosevelt’s presidential campaign.…
Andrew Johnson was born in North Carolina to an indigent family, most of which were extremely uneducated and could not read or write. Through years of self-teaching, and with a little help along the way from some friends, Johnson became an adequate speaker and writer. Although, from his background, no one would ever guess that Johnson would eventually rise to one of the most powerful positions in the government, and become the 17 President of the United States of America. Johnson was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, on December 29, 1808 (Winston 3). He was raised in impecuniousness by his mom, Mary McDonough, since his dad, Jacob Johnson died when he was only 3 years old.…
Actor Name: Alvin Castillo Buñales Character Name: Monty Nakamura “Russo” Age: 17 years old Family: My mother, a Japanese-American met my father, an Italian-American in a Japanese-American relocation camp in California during the War in 1942. Within a year, my mom had me, but I never met my father. My mother told me that people saw my dad as a traitor to his own country.…
I’m a dead man. Humorless, forever somber, what I was supposed to be my entire life. But you know that, they all know that. The papers, the news, I’m dead world! But I wasn’t always dead, and I wasn’t always alive either.…
Raffaella Braga Dante Clarke The day I almost met Chuck Bass It all started years ago when I started watching my mother's favorite show ''Gossip Girl'', not really faithful that I would enjoy it. But afterall it became my favorite tv series and I ended up falling in love for one of the main characters called Chuck Bass.…
Hi, I am Chloe Burton. I look just like your average sixteen year old girl on the outside. Dark brown hair, hazel eyes, dresses in the outfits that are “in”. Although, on the inside, that's different story. I am depressed, my mind isn't right.…
Haven’t we all that had that special person in our life? Someone who takes care of us, spoils us, and good for us. A person who is like second mother but a person that you could tell stuff that you always tell you mother. Well Brenda Johnson was that type of person to me and I’m going to tell her story.…