Vocab
Integrate
bringing people or groups together for equal participation
13th Amendment
Brown v. Board of Education
separate is NOT equal
Why did the school board of Alexandria integrate three high schools to make T.C. Williams?
The courts had ordered desegregation of public schools in the south
Gary Bertier
All-American, team captain, leader at T.C. Williams High, best friend to Julius Campbell
Was in two car crashes: The first paralyzed him from the waist down, the second killed him.
segregate
separation of groups of people, usually by race, required by law or custom
14th Amendment
All people born in the U.S. are citizens
1948 President Harry S. Truman made an advancement in the U.S. armed forces...
He desegregated the military
Why did Coach Boone run the football team several miles to Gettysburg Field?
To show the young men that thousands of people have died because of racism and that they are still fighting a fight that has been fought for over a hundred years.
Julius Campbell
Excellent football player
Junior
Best friend to Gary Bertier
Helped bridged the racial divide on the team and in the town of Alexandria
Discriminate
to treat differently (usually negatively) because of race, ethnicity, gender, or age
15th Amendment
Granted African American men the right to vote
1909 NAACP
Establishment of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Why does Coach Boone get nervous every time the other team scores?
He thinks Coach Yoast is letting the other team score on purpose so that Boone will be fired and Yoast will get to be head coach.
Coach Yoast
Former head coach
Assistant coach to Coach Boone
Deeply religious man, quiet and laid back coaching style
Wanted what was best for his players and his town
Civil Rights
legal and political rights enjoyed by the inhabitants of a country
Jim Crow Laws
State or local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern U.S. during the Reconstruction Era after the Civil War.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Employers cannot discriminate because of race, religion, or gender
Why is there so much racial tension in the city of Alexandria besides integration?
There had been a shooting as well as race riots
Louie Lastik
hugely helped bridge the racial divide on the team, in the high school, and in the town of Alexandria
positive, energetic, kind
race
a category of humankind that share distinctive traits
19th Amendment
suffrage for women (right to vote)
Emancipation Proclamation
Why was Rev targeted by the other team?
The team that targeted Rev was an all white team
Coach Boone
Head Coach of the T.C. Williams Titans
Loud, in-your-face, drill sergeant type coach
Deeply cared for his players, lived and breathed football
"Race man" who fought the KKK