Important people of the Civil Rights movement
Person Famous for not giving up her seat on a segregated bus before Rosa Parks did.
Claudette Colvin
What is a boycott?
The collective and organized ostracism applied in labour, economic, political, or social relations to protest practices that are regarded as unfair.
Who's famous for saving slaves using a network of safe houses and an Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
What are non-violent protests
the act of expressing disapproval through a statement or action without the use of violence.
Who was known for being called the "mother of the civil rights movement"?
Rosa Parks
What is discrimination?
The unfair or prejudicial treatment of people and groups based on characteristics such as race, gender, age, or sexual orientation.
Known for being the first Black American child to go to an all white school in Louisiana.
Ruby Bridges
What was Suffrage?
The Right to vote
Person known for the "I have a Dream Speech"
Martin Luther King Jr.
What was Segregation?
the action of separating people, historically on the basis of race and/or gender.