Dolores Huerta
Yes or No: Is Dolores Huerta considered an activist?
Yes
Negotiate
Negotiated
What does segregate mean?
To separate people based on skin color.
What was the name of the town where the civil rights march started?
SELMA
What is the opposite of fair?
Unfair.
In what state did the farmworkers live that Dolores Huerta helped to organize?
California
The police officers stop the march to Montgomery, Alabama. (spell it)
The police officers stopped the march to Montgomery, Alabama.
What does the word inspiring mean?
To give someone a positive feeling. To feel like you can do something special.
Who did Dr. King negotiate with to pass the Voting Rights Act?
The president of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson.
What is the opposite of equal?
Unequal.
What did the boycott organized by Dolores Huerta and the United Farm Workers Union affect?
The production of grapes
The governor of Alabama (fight) to prevent African Americans from voting. (spell it)
fought
What does the word abhorrent mean?
disgusting behavior, terrible act, bad
What happened to the preacher from Boston?
He was killed in the street in Selma at night.
What is the opposite of justice?
Injustice.
How was the mother of Dolores Huerta a good example for her?
Her mother helped the farm workers by giving them food or a place to sleep. She was a generous and loving person.
Use the word advocate in the past tense in a sentence.
ex. The students advocated to have more rights in the school.
What do you call someone who discriminates against others just because of the color of their skin?
A racist
Why did MLK Jr. turn back on the bridge with all the protesters behind him?
He didn't want anyone to get hurt.
What is the opposite of segregate?
Desegregate.
How did Dolores Huerta experience discrimination in high school?
A teacher didn't think a Latina could write a good essay.
MLK Jr. (speak) to thousands of people about freedom and rights. (spell it)
MLK Jr. spoke to thousands of people about freedom and rights.
What does justice mean?
to be fair, equal
What did MLK Jr. preach as a main idea for his protests and marches?
non-violence
What is the opposite of powerful?
Weak.