Famous African American Poems

By: Ms. Arnella's Class

February 2008

To celebrate black history month, 5th graders in Ms. Arnella's class did a research project each profiling a famous African American. Once their research was complete they wrote a poem about their person.

Note: Photographs have been removed from student's original poems due to copyright restrictions.

Marian Anderson George Washington Carver   Michael Jordan Rosa Parks 3 Harriet Tubman
Maya Angelou Bessie Coleman Martin Luther King Jr.   Colin Powell Sarah Walker
Benjamin Banneker Charles Drew Jesse Owens Jackie Robinson   Booker T. Washington  
James Beckwourth Matthew Henson Rosa Parks 1 Wilma Rudolph Phillis Wheatley
Mary McLeod Bethune   Langston Hughes Rosa Parks 2 Bessie Smith Tiger Woods
Ruby Bridges