Vocabulary
facts and skills acquired by a persom
knowledge
to marry
tie the knot
insist
on
teach
taught
woman famous for not giving up her seat on the bus
Rosa Parks
having to do with the home
domestic
feel unable to tolerate something any longer
to be sick and tired
get rid
of
forget
forgot/forgotten
when you choose not to buy something as a means of protest-lwhat the African Americans di with the bus companies
boycott
a difficult task or struggle 2 words
uphill battle
prepare for something
get ready for
polite
to
hang
hung
The system that was set up to help slaves to freedom was called this
the Underground Raliroad
a draft of a proposed law
bill
to be crazy, irrational, silly
out of one's mind
hide
from
sink
sunk
first Black woman elected into Congress
Shirley Chisholm
phrase that means someone mad things easier for others to follow
opened the door
quickly become good friends with someone
hit it off
concentrate
on
slide
slid
First Black little girl integrated into a white school
Ruby Bridges