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Will Rogers 'Will Rogers' Impact On Native Americans

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Named after a Cherokee leader, Colonel William Penn Adair, William Penn Adair “Will” Rogers was born on November 4, 1879, at his parents’ Dog Iron Ranch in the Cherokee Nation (somewhere near Oologah, Oklahoma, well before Oolagah was even a place). He was the youngest child of Clement and Mary Rogers. Clement was a Cherokee senator and judge. He was instrumental in writing the Oklahoma Constitution. Rogers County, Oklahoma was named after Clement. Mary was a descendant of a Cherokee chief. She had eight children, four would die, leaving Will Rogers with three older sisters. His mother died when he was 11. He dropped out of school in the 10th grade to be a cowboy. Will Rogers learned how to use a lasso from a freed slave. He would go on to …show more content…

He would write more than two million words which have been repeated throughout time. This included the “Daily Telegrams” which appeared in over 500 newspapers. Will Rogers also became a natural on the radio using his off the cuff humor and charm to cover any story. He molded opinions during the 1930’s. Starting out in silent pictures in 1918, Will Rogers would star in 50 films. When sound was added in 1929, he went on to make 21 talkies, winning top box office honors and becoming Hollywood’s highest paid actor. In 1934, he won most popular actor. Rogers was an avid traveler, but that came to an end on August 15, 1935, when Will Rogers and Wiley Post’s plane crashed near Point Barrow, Alaska. Will Rogers was buried in Los Angeles, California, but later was moved to a memorial his wife had built in Claremore, Oklahoma. His writings, sayings, and movies live on. There are many places named in his honor, the Will Roger Institute, Will Rogers Memorial Museum, the USS Will Rogers (a nuclear submarine), Will Rogers State Historic Park in California, Will Rogers Turnpike, Will Rogers World Airport, and Will Rogers Gardens in Oklahoma City, thirteen public schools in Oklahoma, OU’s student union is named after him, and home of the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission, the Will Rogers

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  On August 15, 1935 Rogers was killed in a plane crash on impact in Point Barrow

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He and Meriwether Lewis tried to publish the journal about their journey. William was always in a bad mood, and had a drinking problem and he failed to do his duties as governor. William Clark died on September 1, 1838 in St. Louis, Missouri. Historians say that he might have commited suicide, others say that he was murdered but there is no official cause of death. Clark has had an impact on my life because he discovered the land west of Mississippi, and I live in that area.

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African American abolitionist William Howard Day was born October 16, 1825 in New York City. William was raised by his mother, Eliza and father John. Day mother Eliza was a founding member of the first AME Zion church and an abolitionist. Day father was a sail maker who fought in the War of 1812 and in Algiers, in 1815, and died when William was four. As a child William mother gave him away to a white ink manufacturer who advocated the abolitionist and temperance movement.

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Not a lot is know about his childhood or his parents but what they do know is that he was born somewhere near Abilene, Texas. He also had 5 siblings. When he was two his father died of unknown causes so life was hard for him and his family. When He was old enough to work he and his brothers got jobs at a meatpacking company and Rogers got the lucky job as the messenger at 10 years old. He was educated up until 10th grade.

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William Mays Junior was born on May 6, 1931, in Westfield Alabama. The father of Willie Mays was a steelworker who played centerfield for the local Birmingham industrial league semi-pro team. His mother was a high school track star and it was clear from a very early age that Willie Mays had gotten lots of his athletics from his parents. According to his father, Mays learned to walk at six months, and soon thereafter he and Mays were playing catch with each other. The instructions he gave to Mays were the basic rules of the game that would eventually make him famous.

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He was planning a long term trip with Wiley Post(The Official Licensing Website of Will Rogers). He had already been around the world reporting(The Official Licensing Website of Will Rogers). It was in Alaska when he took off for his last flight(The Official Licensing Website of Will Rogers). His death was felt throughout the world(The Official Licensing Website of Will Rogers). He was laid to rest in Los Angeles(The Official Licensing Website of Will Rogers).

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