Vocabulary
What is the definition of the word "barrier"?
anything that gets in the way of action or progress.
What important event ended in the U.S. in the year 1865?
The Civil War or slavery
What is a way someone can be "heroic"?
Student answer will vary
What is this text a list of?
some Black Americans who have worked for equality for everyone
What is another word for the word "struggle"?
Student answers will vary
What is this passage mostly about?
how some Black Americans worked to promote equality for everyone
What is the definition of the word "overcome"?
When you overcome a problem, you solve or get over the problem.
Why was Rosa Parks arrested?
She refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger.