This site give good information about Magic Johnson’s sports achievements. It is a good site for references his impact on his team and on the state of Michigan.

http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=Magic_05

This site is a biographical summary of Magic Johnson’s life. It includes his childhood and his achievements throughout his time as a basketball player.

http://www.nba.com/history/players/johnsonm_bio.html

This site is about sports’ legends and gives a brief life summary along with tidbits about personality and other good information.

http://www.nationalsportsagency.com/mjohnson.html

This site is highlights of Magic Johnson’s basketball career; it has a lot of pictures! (click on the link towards the end of the page)

http://www.nbahoy.com.ar/players/magic_johnson_profile.htm

This site is all pictures. It is merely a Google search.

http://images.google.com/images?q=Magic+Johnson&hl=en

Joe Louis

This site is the same google search done for Joe Louis. It is all pictures.

http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&q=joe+lewis

This site is about the boxing achievements of Joe Louis. It is good for the impact section of the assignment.

http://www.ibhof.com/jlouis.htm

To get a biographical report and other good information, go here!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Louis

More about Louis’s boxing achievements!

http://coxscorner.tripod.com/louis.html

Here is another biographical site about Joe Louis!

http://college.hmco.com/history/readerscomp/rcah/html/rc_054600_louisjoe.htm

Rosa Parks

Founding symbol of civil rights movement

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/25/national/25parks.html?ex=1145851200&en=4b6bd4603f35dfef&ei=5087&excamp=OVGNrosaparks

Biography of Rosa Parks

http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/par0bio-1

Story and great pictures of Rosa Parks

http://teacher.scholastic.com/rosa/index.htm

Rosa Parks, the woman who changed the nation

http://www.grandtimes.com/rosa.html

Diana Ross

Talks all about Diana Ross’s Life http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:miWueXUW0U0J:www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Diana-Ross-Biography/F26B939F272642684825693C000C6120+diana+ross+biography+&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=2

Gives you nothing but biographies

http://www.biography.com/search/article.jsp?aid=9464240&search=

Focuses on Black History Month

http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/bhm05/years/1970.shtml

Fannie Richards

This site gives you biographical and background information on Fannie Richards.

http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17451_18670_18793-52956--,00.html

This site gives you historical information on Fannie Richards.

http://www.historypoint.org/columns2.asp?column_id=1291&column_type=dispatch

This site gives you information on some of the accomplishments of Fannie Richards.

http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/Projects/2005/our_history/richards

Elijah McCoy

This website provides a brief biography of Elijah McCoy

http://www.bccns.com/elijah.htm

This website has a brief description of accomplishments done by Elijah McCoy

http://www.africawithin.com/bios/elijah_mccoy.htm

This website has information about McCoy as a railroad worker.

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/biographies/mccoy/

This website shows the first patent of Elijah McCoy invention, the self-regulating lubricator.

http://www.usi.edu/science/engineering/MISC/emccoy/emccoy.htm

Sugar Ray Robinson

A biography of Robinson is included in this website.

http://www.ibhof.com/robinson.htm

This website has photos of Sugar Ray Robinson. It is also Robinson’s official site.

http://www.cmgww.com/sports/robinson/photos.html

Some more information about Sugar Ray Robinson from the African American Registry.

http://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/175/Boxer_Sugar_Ray_Robinson_one_of_the_best

Sojourner Truth

History of her life and underground railroad

http://sojournertruth.org

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/9840/sojourn.html

http://afroamhistory.about.com/od/blackhistoryresources/a/photos_index.htm

Ossian Sweet

Detroit News Article on his life and events

http://info.detnews.com/history/story/index.cfm?id=201&category=events

http://detroit1701.org/SweetHome.htm

http://www.answers.com/topic/ossian-sweet

Coleman A. Young

Wayne State researched and pics available

http://www.is.wayne.edu/mnissani/elephant/young.htm

http://www.e-portals.org/Young/young.htm

http://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/900/Detroits_warrior_Coleman_Young

Jackie Wilson

short, general bio

http://www.answers.com/topic/jackie-wilson

Biography discussing Wilson’s impact on music

http://launch.yahoo.com/ar-268634-bio--Jackie-Wilson

Discusses Wilson’s life in music

http://afgen.com/jackie_wilson.html

Good biographical info

http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9105732

Herbert Jeffries

This site provides a brief description of Herbert Jeffries.

http://hoover.archives.gov/exhibits/HollywoodCowboys/leading%20men/HerbJeffries.html

This site gives an historical overview of Herbert Jeffries’ life.

http://www.cowboypal.com/cwpherbj.html

Provides a pictorial and biographical information on Herbert Jeffries/

http://www.surfnetinc.com/chuck/herbj.htm

Malcolm X

Time magazine article providing a brief overview of Malcolm X.

http://timeforkids.com/TFK/specials/bhm/0,8805,97675,00.html

This site provide a brief biography of Malcolm X.

http://www.africawithin.com/malcolmx/malcolm_bio.htm

Encarta encyclopedia site for Malcolm X.

http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761552252/Malcolm_X.html

Willie Horton

This site contains basic biographical information about him and gives his baseball statistics as well.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hortowi01.shtml

This site contains a photo, some reference links, and some more general information about him.

http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/H/Horton_Willie.stm

This website describes his baseball career, gives some family background information, and explains his significance in the world of baseball.

http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/hortowi01.php

This site gives information on Willie Horton after his baseball career—it contains an article about him entitled “Where Are They Now?”

http://www.baseballsavvy.com/archive/w_horton.htm

Stevie Wonder

This site talks about briefly about early years, success years and later years.

http://oldies.about.com/od/soulmotown/p/steviewonder.htm

At this site you can retrieve photos of him.

http://music.yahoo.com/ar-268730-photos--Stevie-Wonder

At this site you can find out some facts about where he was born, name , etc.

http://musicbase.h1.ru/PPB/ppb2/Bio_220.htm

At this site you can find many facts on his success.

http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Stevie%20Wonder.html

This site is an encyclopedia of Stevie Wonder.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Wonder

Use Google image search to find more pictures.

http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&q=Stevie+wonder+&btnG=Search

This site has facts about his family and him as well as him.

http://www.insoul.com/stevie/

African Americans Impacting Michigan

25 African Americans You Need to Know

Google Images Search

Dave Bing

Cora Mae Brown

John Conyers, Jr.

Ed Davis

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_9_95/ai_54724730

Ralph Bunche

http://www.medaloffreedom.com/RalphBunche.htm

Goodridge Brothers

Earvin “Magic” Johnson