Vocabulary
A person who works to end slavery.
Abolitionist
I gave the “I Have a Dream” speech.
Martin Luther King
I saved the Jewish people in Persia.
Esther
Showing bravery even when you’re afraid.
courage
What are civil rights?
A. Rules for games
B. Rights that protect all people equally
C. School rules
B. Rights that protect all people equally
Treating people unfairly because of who they are.
Discrimination
I was the first African American in Major League Baseball.
Jackie Robinson
I helped end slavery in the British Empire.
William Willberforce
Someone you look up to who sets a good example.
role model
What is discrimination?
A. Treating people unfairly
B. Being kind to everyone
C. Sharing with others
A. Treating people unfairly
Rights that protect all citizens equally under the law.
Civil Rights
I refused to give up my bus seat.
Rosa Parks
Pennsylvania was named after me.
William Penn
Not using violence to solve problems.
nonviolence?
What is being a pacifist?
A. Fighting when you’re mad
B. Ignoring everyone
C. Solving problems peacefully
C. Solving problems peacefully
A protest where people refuse to buy or use something.
Boycott
I founded the American GI Forum to help veterans.
Hector P. Garcia
I was a doctor and civil rights leader who fought for fairness and helped create the American GI Forum
Hector P. Garcia
Being very special or beyond ordinary.
extraordinary
What is a boycott?
A. Buying more things
B. Refusing to use or go somewhere to protest
C. A type of law
B. Refusing to use or go somewhere to protest
Laws that kept people of different races apart.
Segregation
I worked with Rosa Parks to lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Martin Luther King Jr.
My courage is celebrated during the holiday of Purim.
Esther
A strong belief that leads someone to peacefully refuse unfair treatment.
Fighting for a cause
What is segregation?
A. Keeping people apart by race
B. Letting everyone be together
C. A holiday
A. Keeping people apart by race