Vocabulary
MLK
Rosa Parks
Harriet Tubman
Ruby Bridges
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What does segregation mean?
Separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences
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What did MLK do?
He helped Rosa Parks boycott
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What did Rosa believe?
Rosa believed that everyone should be treated equally.
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How old was Harriet Tubman when she ran away from slavery?
29
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What is Ruby Bridges most known for?
She was the first African American child to attend a all white elementary school.
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slavery
A human being owning another human being for the purpose of labor.
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When and where was Martin Luther King Jr. born?
Georgia, 1929
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What age did Rosa Parks go to jail?
42
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What did Harriet Tubman do?
She helped Slaves be free
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How old was Ruby Bridges when she joined the all white elementary school?
6 years old
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racism
The belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races based on the power and status held by the perceived superior race.
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What was MLK famous speech called?
I have a dream
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Why did Rosa not want to give up her seat?
She didn't think that white people were better than her and she had dignity.
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Harriet Tubman's name at birth
Araminta Ross
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What is Ruby's full name?
Ruby Nell Bridges Hall
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protest
a statement or action expressing disapproval of or objection to something
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What type of Civil Rights protests did Martin Luther King Jr. support?
Peaceful protests without violence.
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What was Rosa Parks known for?
Not giving up her seat on the bus/Montgomery bus boycott
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What is the Underground Railroad? What was Harriet's role?
The Underground Railroad was a system of people, homes, and secret hiding spots that helped enslaved people escape to freedom. Harriet Tubman was a conductor on it.
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What was the name of Ruby's teacher?
Mrs. Henry
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prejudice
A negative attitude toward an entire category of people, often an ethnic or racial minority.
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What did he win?
The Nobel Peace Prize
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What association was Rosa Parks in?
NAACP
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What kind of work did Harriet do while enslaved?
She plowed the fields, carried heavy things, and loaded food onto wagons. She was also a maid and cook
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Why was Ruby chosen to attend an all white school?
This was due to the 1954 Supreme Court ruling of Brown vs. The Board of Education which ordered all schools to desegregate. Ruby was one of six students to pass the test and her parents decided to send her to an all-white elementary school to receive a better education.