Martin Luther King, Jr.
Jackie Robinson
Rosa Parks
Harriet Tubman
Interesting Facts
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When was Martin Luther King, Jr. born? (Month, day AND year!)
January 15, 1929
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What year was Jackie Robinson born?
1919
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What happened in 1913?
Rosa Parks was born
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What was Harriet Tubman's husband's name?
John Tubman
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Martin Luther King, Jr. was ordained to be a minister in 1947. What is a minister?
A preacher in a church
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What year did he lead the boycott of Montgomery, Alabama buses?
1955
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What baseball team did Jackie Robinson play for?
The Brooklyn Dodgers
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How old was Rosa Parks when she died?
92 years old
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In what year did Harriet Tubman die?
1913
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What award did Martin Luther King, Jr. receive in 1964?
The Nobel Peace Prize
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What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do in 1953?
Got married to Coretta Scott
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What happened to Jackie Robinson in 1962?
He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame
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Who did Rosa Parks marry?
Raymond Parks
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What did Harriet Tubman do in 1863?
Led an armed raid and rescued over 700 slaves through the "Underground Railroad"
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What was the Underground railroad?
A trail that was used by Harriet Tubman to lead slaves from the South to the North so they could be free
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What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do in 1963?
Gave his famous "I have a Dream" speech
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What military branch was Jackie Robinson drafted into in 1942?
U.S. Army
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In what year did Rosa Parks refuse to give up her seat on the bus?
1955
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What year did she change her name to Harriet?
1844
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Was Rosa Parks small for her age or big for her age?
Small
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In what year was Martin Luther King, Jr. assassinated?
1968
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How old was Jackie Robinson when he died?
53 years old
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Because of Rosa Parks, what happened in 1956?
Black Americans could sit anywhere they wanted to on the bus
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What name was Harriet Tubman born with?
Araminta Ross
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What year was Jackie Robinson inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame?
1962
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