Jackie Robinson
the highest playing level of professional baseball
Major League
a person trained in a sport or game
athlete
to refuse to buy or use a product or service to protest something believed to be wrong or unfair
boycott
to break free from a place
escape
a peaceful way of protesting by asking people not to buy certain things
boycott
feeling pleased and happy about oneself
proud
a important item shaped like a coin that an athlete receives for winning an event
medal
a member of a country who has the right to live there
citizen
someone sent to find and bring back information; some scout spy on enemies.
scout
another peaceful way to protest by not eating food for a period of time
fasting
a school people attend after high school
college
a medal the president gives to someone for their great works
Medal of Freedom
separating people because of their skin color
segregation
a place where escaping slaves could hide.
safehouse
poison used to kill bugs on plants at farms
pesticides
an honor or prize
award
a competition of many sports events held every four years in a different country
Olympic Games
something one can or must do by law
right
a person owned by another person; they were not free to choose their homes or jobs
slave
work that causes a person to bend over all day
stoop labor
a place where important people are honored
Hall of Fame
a sport that includes running and jumping in different events
track
to stop and hold someone who may have broken a law
arrest
a series of safe houses and secret routes.
Underground Railroad
the Spanish word for "strike'
huelga