Abolitionist
This man escaped slavery by pretending he was a sailor.
Who is Fredrick Douglass?
This is a large network of people who helped slaves escape to the North and to Canada.
What is the Underground Railroad?
to free someone from slavery
What is emancipation?
this lady would not give up her seat on a bus
Who is Rosa Parks?
this man came up with peanut butter
Who is George Washington Carver?
This woman wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe?
How people had to travel to escape through the Underground Railroad
What is in the dark?
thinking someone is worthless because of their skin
This man skipped graduating high school and became famous in the Civil Rights Movement
Who is Martin Luther King Jr?
Doctor that invented an eye surgery to help blind people see
Who is Dr. Patricia Bath?
This woman was born a slave and she wrote an autobiography. Her name was Isabella before she changed it.
Who is Sojourner Truth?
This was against the law during the Underground Railroad
What is to run away or help a runaway?
treating someone different because of an unfair reason
What is discrimination?
first African American to play in the major leagues
Who is Jackie Robinson?
this man made an oil dripping cup for trains
Who was Elijah McCoy?
These people thought slavery was wrong and worked to end.
Who are abolitionists?
Woman that was very important to the Underground Railroad and helped more than 300 slaves escape
Who is Harriet Tubman?
The act of segregating people because of their race
What is segregation?
first African American to go into space
this man invented gas masks and the first traffic signal
This means all people are equal no matter what.
What is equality?
This was called this because people used terms like stations and depots
What is the Underground Railroad?
rights belonging to a person because of citizenship
What are civil rights?
first African American to win an Oscar
Who is Hattie Mc Daniel?
This man invented the Supersoaker
Who is Lonnie G. Johnson?