Biographies of Famous People
| Series
Information |
Curricular
Areas:
Social Studies |
| Length:
5/20-Minute Programs |
| Grade
Levels: 6-9 |
| Teacher's
Guide |
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A
new 5 part humanities series featuring famous people from divergent
walks of life and geographic regions of North America who have made
a recognized and significant contribution to history and the arts.
Episode Descriptions
1
Chief Sitting Bull — Chief Sitting Bull naturally defended
his people and their promised land. His mystical visions proved
true both in victory at Little Big Horn and in his death at Standing
Rock. Witness the courageous life of this famous yet unfamiliar
man who was a loving father, a composer of songs, an artist, and
a loyal friend.
2 Amelia Earhart — Amelia Earhart amazed the world with
her aviating prowess during a time in America when the Stock Market
crashed, the Great Depression erupted, and women were painfully
restricted. Nicknamed "Lady Lindy", Amelia's adventurous
spirit led her to become the first woman to fly alone over the Atlantic
Ocean. However, on her flight around the world, Earhart and her
navigator, Fred Noonan, left Miami, Florida and with 7,000 miles
left on a 29,000 mile flight they were never heard from again. Today
the theories abound and the mystery remains.
3 Barbara Jordan — As a Texas politician, lawyer, and
educator Jordan became the first African American woman from a southern
state to serve in the U.S. Congress. Jordan's rise to prominence
had taken her from Houston's impoverished inner city neighborhoods
to the enshrined halls of Washington's U.S. Capitol Building. An
inspiration to us all, Jordan's courage and fortitude enabled her
to successfully manage her notable career and multiple sclerosis,
a disease from which she had suffered for years.
4 Cesare Chavez — A migrant farmworker who during the
1950's became a labor organizer for agricultural workers. Later
Chavez became the founder of the National Farmworkers Association
which valiantly fought to improve wages and working conditions for
its members. In 1966, Chavez successfully negotiated the first collective
bargaining agreement for farmworkers and established the first comprehensive
union health benefits for farmworkers and their families.
5 Davy Crockett — A celebrated hero, warrior and backwoods
statesman, Crockett symbolized the adventurous spirit of the American
frontier. He was elected to the Tennessee state legislature in 1821
and later to the U.S. Congress in 1826. He died a hero's death at
the Alamo while helping Texas win independence from Mexico.
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