His parents were Rebecca and George Latimer and they were slaves before he was born he escaped from Virginia. After like few years they were captured in Boston and send to the judge. They were protected by 2 loyar and they are Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison. Then in Chelsea,Massachusetts September,4 1848 Lewis Latimer was born. Lewis Latimer in age 16 he lied to some soldiers that he is big enough to be in the United States Navy during the Civil War. After that lied he sawed he was talented at mechanical drawing and drafting by observing the draftsman in the firm. After that he went to a company called the Electricity Lightning Company. You won’t believe it Lewis Latimer worked with Thomas Edison and that is what he got inspired to make the carbon filament. He was the first African American to discover lightning. In conclusion Lewis Latimer is an inventor, draftsman, engineer, author, poet, musician, and, at the same time, a devoted family man and…
He was Thomas Jefferson’s private secretary he asked him to do the expedition so he asked Clark who he asked to do it with him. Clark, he entered the military at 19 he was the mapmaker on the expedition. He got a letter from an old friend Lewis, invited him to share command of an expedition of the land west of the Mississippi River. Lewis and Clark were both experienced soldiers and outdoorsmen.…
When I say, “Billionaire,” who is the first person that comes to mind? Is it Bill Gates, or maybe…. Donald Trump? How about Reginald Lewis? Who is he, you ask? Reginald Lewis is the first black billionaire, born in 1942.…
Meriwether Lewis was born on August 18, 1774 in Ivy, Virginia. He was a soldier, and he helped quell the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794. Also during his time as a soldier, he was reassigned to the Chosen Rifle Company. It was led by William Clark himself. Because of this, Lewis and Clark were able to meet and develop a strong friendship. In 1801, Thomas Jefferson became president. Both Jefferson and Lewis knew each other for awhile. Jefferson knew that Lewis should be his private secretary. The deal was offered and accepted. In 1803, Jefferson sent Lewis and a group of men called the Corps of Discovery to explore the west. This is now known as Lewis and Clark’s Expedition. Jefferson wanted them to explore what was beyond the newly purchased…
Annie Yvonne Jones was just an ordinary girl, born in Camden, New Jersey 1890. Ever since she was born her parents knew that she would be an extraordinary person. Her hobbies consist of drawing, writing journals, and dancing. When she wasn’t having downtime, she was in school. Education was the only way she could escape the harsh realities of Camden. Her favorite subject was science. She had a strong passion to help others in life. One day when she was a teenager she volunteered at a hospital to become a nurse. She was raised in a strong Christian upbringing with strict rules. She loved going to church to worship God and even became an usher. The same day she met the man she was destined to be with.…
Lewis died as a young man during the peak of his fame, but how exactly did he die? Lewis was an explorer and governor of the state of Louisiana at the time. He went on the Lewis and Clark Expedition and was Jefferson’s right-hand man, helping him prove Congress wrong, saying that they should’ve bought Louisiana for economic and other purposes. As for his death, historians have claimed that he committed suicide while at Grinder’s Stand for over 200 years. However, as we now look back, there are many holes in this claim. Lewis was a superstar back in the day, but he also had struggles and enemies of his own. Lewis died by murder by conspiracy.…
On May 14th, 1804 Lewis and Clark launched their boats into the Missouri River at St.…
3, what incidents and/or information might have led Lewis and Clark to the conclusion that of September 27? Captain Lewis with a guard, still on shore, the man who steered, not being much accustomed to steer, passed the bow of the boat, and the pirogue came broadside against the cable and broke it, which obliged me to order, in a loud voice, all hands up and at their oars.…
President Thomas Jefferson and the two captains knew there would be thousands of difficulties in the journeys, so they prepared very carefully for it. Thirty volunteers participated in training at camp Dubois where were near present-day Illinois, while their captain, Lewis leant about medicinal cures under Benjamin Rush. Finally, at four p.m. on May 14, 1804, the corps of discovery departed from camp Dubois. At the end of the first year, except the death of sergeant Charles Floyd on August 20,the corps remained the same as they were. Lewis and Clark encountered many native tribes on their way, as well the captains established relation with them. There were more than two dozens of native tribes, some of them friendly offered assistance. However,…
William Clark was born on August 1, 1770 & Meriwether Lewis was born on August 18, 177 in Albemarle County in Virginia. During this time Thomas Jefferson was the president of the United States. Lewis and Thomas Jefferson grew up as boyhood neighbors as kids.1 Lewis joined the militia in 1794 which was commanded by Lieutenant Clark, where they later grew a strong bond.1 Several years later Lewis received a letter asking to become the president’s secretary-aide. A secretary- aide is a person who helps another with their daily activities.…
John Fremont was a mountain man. He was born in 1813 in Savanna, Georgia. He died in New York City on July 13, 1890. Fremont grew up in Charleston and is the son of Charles Fremont. John is named after his father and became John Charles Fremont. Fremont was born on January 21 and was known as “the great path finder.” Fremont spent time as a California Senator. Fremont also served in the Union Army. He was Commander of the Western Department right before Henry Halleck. John was a big explorer, in the 1980’s he led trips on the Oregon Trail. In 1847 he was arrested for not obeying orders. Fremont married Jessie Hart Benton in the 1840’s. Fremont obtained a civilian post teacher of mathematics. In 1838 he joined the U.S. Topographical engineers.…
Meriwether Lewis was born on August 18, 1774, during the eve of the American Revolution. Lewis was born to William and Lucy Lewis as the second of three children. His father, William Lewis, was a Lieutenant and served as a commander of one of the first regiments in Virginia. He was thus enlisted in July 1775. Because of this, Meriwether Lewis did not know his father very well for the first years of his life. With William's death that came shortly after, Lucy soon took…
In WASHINGTON, D.C. activists were speaking out and marching for civil rights. John Lewis released a trilogy of graphic novels that tells his story during the March. Part of the story is Lewis' involvement in the civil rights movement, an effort for racial equality. In 1954 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that segregation was unconstitutional. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. felt that these things should be done in nonviolent ways, even though he knew that African Americans were often the innocent victims of violence. Civil rights activists wanted to create one loud voice that would be heard everywhere. At Lincoln Memorial, activists gathered and rallied…
Second, youth are now becoming exposed more frequently to specific issues that may not be appropriate for their age group, and are causing young women to sexualize themselves, their norms and behaviours at a younger age. For example: in today’s society, more young women are learning how to use make up at a younger age, causing them to look older than they are. As well, television shows that these young adolescents watch expose them to sexual content and these young people feel if they are mature enough to watch it, why not learn to do it as well. Correspondingly, there has been this moral panic around younger women becoming more sexual and promiscuous at a younger age due in large part to the advertisements and messages in the media that show these…
I sat at my desk, staring out at the city skyline through my floor to ceiling office window. The city was beautiful; the lights danced among the stars, skyscrapers seemed to blend into the night sky, and the people far underneath milled around like ants, scattered, chaotic yet so purposeful.…