Civil Rights Activists
She would not give up her seat on a bus to another passenger.
Her actions helped change unfair laws and started a big bus boycott
Rosa Parks
He was the first Black president of the United States.
He worked to make laws and created programs to help Americans.
Barack Obama
These are things everyone should have.
They protect people under the law.
You use these to help make sure everyone is treated equally.
Rights
Rules made by the government that people must follow.
Laws
When the police take someone because they might have broken the law.
Arrest
He gave a famous speech called “I Have a Dream.”
He helped lead peaceful marches to fight unfair laws.
Martin Luther King Jr
She was the first Black principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre.
She broke barriers in ballet and became a role model for young dancers.
Misty Copeland
When Black and White people were kept apart in schools, buses, and restaurants.
Civil Rights leaders worked to end this unfair treatment.
Segregation
When people were forced to work for others without being paid and had no freedom.
Slavery
They help keep people safe and make sure the law is followed.
They helped protect Ruby Bridges and the Little Rock Nine so they could go to school safely.
Federal Marshal
They were a group of nine students who went to a new high school together.
They were the first Black students to attend Central High School in Arkansas
Soldiers had to protect them so they could safely go to school.
Little Rock Nine
She was a mathematician who helped astronauts get to the Moon safely.
She worked at NASA, where her math calculations helped make space travel possible.
Katherine Johnson
Standing up or speaking out against unfair rules or treatment.
People march, hold signs, or speak up to show they want change.
To protest
The highest court in the United States.
They decides if laws are fair or unfair.
U.S. Supreme Court
Where a person comes from or their family background.
Natural Origin
She was only six years old when she helped change schools in the South.
She was the first Black child to attend an all-white elementary school.
Federal marshals walked with her to school to keep her safe.
Ruby Bridges
He was the first Black player in Major League Baseball.
He helped break the color barrier in sports.
Jackie Robinson
When a group of people is kept down or treated unfairly by those in power.
Oppression
When Black and White people started going to the same schools and other places together.
Integration
Being able to live, speak, and make choices without unfair rules.
Freedom
His birth last name was Little. He later changed it to because he said “Little” came from slavery.
He is remembered today as an important leader who spoke up for fairness and human rights.
Malcolm X
She was an Olympic sprinter who won three gold medals in track and field.
She overcame polio as a child to become one of the fastest women in the world.
Wilma Rudolph
Treating someone unfairly because of who they are. For example, their skin color, religion, or gender.
Discriminate
To officially end something, like a law or unfair rule.
Activists worked to abolish segregation and unfair laws.
Abolish
Accepting and respecting people who are different from you.
Tolerance