Vocabulary
This vocab word means every person regardless of gender, skin color, religion, nationality, age, disability, or religion, a person should not be discriminated against.
Civil Rights
Synonym for protest
Objection, refusing, disagree, fight against,
Who was MLK?
He was known for his efforts in achieving equality for African Americans. He believed in non-violent protests. He was a civil rights activist.
How did JFK die?
He was assassinated.
What is Ms. Sutyak's first name?
Brooke
This vocab word means to keep things seperate. Black and white people were separated by law.
Segregation
Synonym for Civil Rights
equality, fairness, peace, kindness, love everyone
Who was Rosa Parks?
Rosa parks was a civil rights activist. She refused to give up her bus seat to a white man on the bus and was arrested. This started a bus boycott that led to equality for black and white people on public transportation.
What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving up her seat to a white man. This started a boycott leading to all Montgomery buses losing money without passengers. This led to laws for equality on public transportation for all people.
What grade is Basheer going to be in next school year?
12th
This vocab word means To show or express strong disagreement with or disapproval of something
Protest
Synonym for discriminate
bullying, mean, racism, unfair, unkind, hatred
Who was JFK?
He was the 35th president of the USA. He believed in equality for all people. He was the youngest president ever.
Where did MLK give his "I have a dream.." speech?
The Lincoln Monument in Washington D.C.
What season are we in?
Spring
What is a boycott?
Refusing to buy or do something in order to protest.
Synonym for integration
bring together, equality, same, mix, allow
Who was Lyndon B Johnson?
He was the Vice President to JFK and took over as President after JFK's assassination.
Describe what happened with the Little Rock 9. (The first black students to go to a white school)
They were escorted to school by military because they were bullied and harassed by white students and adults.
What hallway is Mr. Hamel's room?
F hall
What are Jim Crow Laws?
Laws that forced white and black people to stay separated. This meant you had to go to a different school, restaurant, movie theater, store, and many more depending on your race.
Synonym for activist
Promote change, trying to do something, wanting to make things better,
Who was Jackie Robinson?
The first African American MLB player
What was the Brown V.S. Board court case all about?
It made it a law to let all students go to school together no matter what race they were.
What is Edsel Ford High School named after?
Henry Ford's son, Edsel Ford