For this assignment you will choose one of the following men from the The New South Era: Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Dubois, Alonzo Herndon or Leo Frank. You will research your chosen person, complete a project based on the requirements, and submit your project here. You will have an extended deadline for this project.

Writing Prompt: How did this man (Washington, Dubois, Herndon, or Frank) impact the culture of the New South?

Think about what the people of that era (and we today) learned from these men.

1. Choose one person (Washington, Dubois, Herndon or Frank)

2. Give a brief description of his life (born where, education, jobs, goals, etc.)

3. Explain why this person is famous

4. Explain how this person impacted the culture.

5. DO NOT PLAGIARIZE

5. Use complete sentences, proper punctuation and grammar

Here's the fun part (like you were not already having fun!)

You decide the format for your project! You may choose to do :

document: words and pictures (need at least 3 paragraphs of five sentences) following the directions above. Include at least 2 pictures.

powerpoint: words and pictures (need at least 3 text boxes of five sentences) with the information from directions above. Include 1 picture per slide.

Artwork/Poster: illustrate the life of your person, must include text on your work, at least 1 paragraph explaining how your artwork connects to the person, submit as a pdf