Martin Luther King Jr.
Where was Martin Luther King Jr. Born and when?
Atlanta,Georgia on January 15th
Who is Rosa Parks?
A Civil Rights Activist
True or False: Was it ever against the law for African Americans to know how to read?
True
Who is Harriet Tubman?
The conductor of the underground railroad
What was Fredrick Douglass born as?
A slave
Abolitionism
The fight against slavery/Stood up against slavery
What was he known For?
Being the leader of the Civil rights movement
What Grade did Rosa drop out of school?
11th
What was MLK Wife Name?
Corretta Scott King
What Is the Underground Railroad?
A secret passageway for slaves to escape slavery
Who taught him how to read and write?
A plantation owners wife
Civil War
A war between the Northern States Vs The Southern States over slavery
What was MLK name that was given to him at Birth?
Michael
Where were Blacks supposed to sit on the bus and why?
The back of the bus due to segregation
What is The difference between the north and the south back in history?
North didnt have slaves and the south did so many slaves escaped to the south.
Why did Harriet get hurt while working in the plantation?
Her slave master threw a weight at another slave but it missed and hit her in the head.
What was Fredrick Douglass known for on the plantation? He often got in trouble for this
He was teaching other slaves how to read and write.
Bus Boycott
civil rights protest during which African Americans refused to ride city buses
In 1963 Dr Martin Luther King took part in a march what was it called?
March on Washington
What was Rosa Parks Arrested For?
For not giving up her seat and moving to the back of the bus
What did the underground railroad consist of?
A series of house leading to the North
What year did Harriet escape slavery?
1849
Where did He escape to?
The North
Segregation
the enforced separation of different racial groups in a country, community, or establishment.
At 35 what Award did he win for his activism?
Nobel Peace Prize
Where was the bus Boycott?
Montgomery, Alabama
What was MLK I have dream speech about?
That he wanted all men to be created equal.
Leading her people to freedom what nick name did she get from the bible?
Moses
Why Did Fredrick Douglass have to in order to be safe from his master in the South?
Buy his freedom
Resillance
to recover quickly from difficulties/Toughness
When was Dr. Martin Luther King Shot and by who?
On April 4th,1968 by James Earl Ray
What date did the Bus Boycott end?
December 20th 1956
James Weldon Johnson wrote what song and What is used as today?
Lift every voice and it is the national anthem
What were 2 jobs did she have during the Civil War?
being a nurse and a Spy
What President did Fredrick Douglass give advise to?
Abraham Lincoln
Police Brutality
the unwarranted or excessive and often illegal use of force against civilians by U.S. police officers