Civil Rights Movement
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
The movement of people to obtain equal rights for Black people in the U.S., and end segregation
What is Martin Luther King, Jr. famous for?
He was a major leader and activist in the Civil Rights Movement in the USA
Who wrote 145th Street Short Stories?
Walter Dean Myers
How often do you have to read for your reading log homework?
3 times a week for 30 minutes each time
What were Jim Crow laws?
Laws in many Southern states that allowed for legal racial segregation from the 1890s to 1954.
What is the name of MLK's most famous speech that he gave in 1963 in Washington, DC?
"I Have a Dream"
What was a main topic in "Big Joe's Funeral"?
Community
What is the difference between internal and external conflict?
Internal: a problem within your brain
External: a problem that's happening with someone or something else
Why is Rosa Parks famous?
On December 1, 1955, Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama. She got arrested which led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
How OR When did MLK Jr. die?
He was assassinated on April 4, 1968.
Harlem, New York City
What are the two parts to writing reasoning?
1. Explain what the quote MEANS/is saying
2. Explain how the quote connects to the claim
What is the difference between slavery and segregation?
Slavery was forced free labor and enslavement of Africans and African Americans (1619-1865). Segregation was legal separation of racial groups which oppressed black Americans (1860s to 1950s).
What was MLK Jr.'s main value for protests and gaining rights?
Non-violence (peace)
Name two characters from "Fighter"
Billy, Johnnie Mae, Manny, Danny Vegas, Jimmy Walls
What is the difference between topic and theme?
Topic is a major idea in a story.
Theme is a main topic + the author's commentary/opinion of that topic
What was the March on Washington?
In 1963, over 250,000 people of all races and backgrounds gathered around the Washington Monument to show a united front. This is when MLK Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech.
How many times did MLK get arrested during protests to gain rights for Black people?
29 times
What is a major topic in "Fighter"
Pride, Love
How many siblings does Ms. Tyson have?
6