» Who would you say are the top ten most inflential events or people in African American History? Make the list

anonymous asked:

10 being the least and 1 being the most influential.
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4 users commented in " Who would you say are the top ten most inflential events or people in African American History? "

DAR76 said,

in July 30th, 2008 at 2:42 am

1 would be Martin Luther King as being the most influential
2 Harriet Tubman
3 Washington Carver
4 Malcom X
5 Jospehine Baker
6 Condolezza Rice
7 Colin Powell
8 Bill Cosby
9 Jesse Jackson
10 would be Al Sharpton as a national embarrassment

esmie said,

in July 30th, 2008 at 1:17 pm

Langston hughes
Jackie RObinson
Louis Armstrong
Paul Pobenson
Martin Luther King Jr.
Malcom X
Rosa Parks
Marcus Garvey
W.E.B Dubois
Marian Anderson

Forrum said,

in August 2nd, 2008 at 5:45 am

1. Martin Luther King Jr.
2. Rosa Parks
3. Barack Obama
4. Condalisa Rice(spelling)?

thats all i got, both 3 + 4 are important because they are breaking the barriers against African Americans in office

freedomfighter said,

in August 5th, 2008 at 4:40 am

These start from least influential to most. Also a few honourable mention.

Hounourable mention:
-Bill Cosby - he has really stepped out and pushed the black community to take pride in who they are and portray a worthy image.
-Obama- racing as the first major black presidential canidate.
-Condilissa Rice - has really give the blacks a good reputation and shown great leadership skills.
-Oprah- what a heart and great example for people to follow.

10. Jesse Jackson - although I do not agree 100% with the way the man handles things, I must admit that he has done a lot for the black cause.
9. Harriet Tubman - helped slaves escape to the North before the Civil War.
8. Jackie Robinson - broke the color barrier in baseball and set a precedent for all blacks to play sports
7. Rosa Parks -a lady who stood up for her rights as a black. (she was elderly and would not give up her seat to a white man. The idiot shouldn’t have been asking a lady, and an elderly one at that, to give up her seat anyway.)
6. Luis Armstrong - one of the first blacks to push for same rights and made a lot of head way in the African American world. Broke a lot of barriers.
5. George Washington Carver - one of the first renowned black men. Very smart and educated
4. Malcom X - a leader in the civil rights movement
3.Abraham Lincoln - No he’s not white but he’s the one who got the ball rolling with the emancipation proclamation
2. Martin Luther King Jr. - obvious
1. Civil War- without this you have not civil rights movement, not list of great African Americans, no anything.