Vocabulary
What does justice mean?
Fair treatment
What cause did Susan B. Anthony believe in?
equal rights for all citizens, specifically voting right for women
What was Martin Luther King's dream?
That all people would be treated equally.
What did Rosa Parks do on the bus?
Refused to give up her seat.
Why didn't African American schools have good supplies?
They were segregated.
What is segregation?
Purposefully keeping people separate, usually based on race.
Why was Susan B. Anthony arrested?
She voted in an election
What did Cesar Chavez ask people to stop buying?
grapes
How did people respond after Rosa Parks was arrested?
They refused to ride the buses-boycott.
Why do we celebrate Martin Luther King?
He helped stop segregation and other discriminations.
What is a protest?
Publicly showing strong disagreement
What was Mary McLeod Bethune known for?
Improving education for African Americans
How was Jackie Robinson like Rosa Parks?
He showed courage when he refused to move to the back of the bus.
What is a sit-in?
type of non-violent protest where people sit down in a place and refuse to move
What did Martin and the other ministers hope would happen if many African Americans registered to vote?
They hoped that they could bring change in the United States.
What is a lawsuit?
Asking a court to settle an agreement
What made Eleanor Roosevelt special?
She helped people in need.
What did Cesar Chavez fight for?
Better pay and right for migrant farm workers
What happened when Jackie Robinson joined major league baseball? This also happened to him while he was in the army.
He faced discrimination.
What was the name of the man that Martin Luther and Cesar Chavez learned from about fighting for justice peacefully.
Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi
What does migrant mean?
someone who moves often from place to place
Who helped Eleanor Roosevelt make changes?
Her husband, the president.
What did Chief Standing Bear fight for?
He won a lawsuit so he and his people could return to their homeland in Nebraska.
Name the three women who helped with the space program.
Dorothy Vaughan, Katherine Johnson and Mary Jackson
How long did the bus boycott last?
382 days