FAMOUS AMERICANS
Martin Luther King Jr.
("If You're Happy and You Know It")
Black and white. Fair and equal. One and all.
Black and white. Fair and equal. One and all.
Martin Luther King reminds us
that equality should guide us.
Thurgood Marshall ("10 Little Indians")
Thurgood Marshall fought for justice,
First Supreme Court African-American
Helped us all end segregation,
Mr. Civil Rights.
Thurgood Marshall, freedom fighter,
Lawyer, judge, Supreme Court Justice
Used the courts to change our country,
Mr. Civil Rights.
Black and white. Fair and equal. One and all.
Rosa Parks (tune: "Three Blind Mice")
Abraham Lincoln-(Yankee Doodle )
Rosa Parks, Brave and Strong
She worked hard all day long.
There was a man named Abraham
Lincoln, Honest Abe
He set about to free the slaves
In war between the states.
I'll not give up my seat this day!
The front of the bus is where I'll stay!
Fair and equal is the way!
Rosa Parks.
Cesar Chavez (tune: "10 Little Indians")
Cesar Chavez, migrant worker,
Helped set up a labor union,
Led a boycott, grapes, and lettuce,
Fought for workers' rights.
Cesar Chavez, Mexican American,
Led a workers' voting drive,
Boycotts, strikes, and peaceful marches,
Fought for workers' rights.
from: Read, Sing, and Learn Mini-Books: Famous
Americans by: Rose Marie Crocco and Agnes Dunn
Scholastic Professional Books
Abraham, born brave and strong
His portrait's on a penny
16th President was he
beloved by so many
George Washington ("Yankee Doodle")
There was a man named Washington
Virginia-born and bred
He grew to be first president,
"He's great!" is what they said.
Farmer, leader, president,
Mt. Vernon was his place,
Born at Pope's Creek, Ferry Farm
A dollar bill, his face