Vocabulary
to take part in a public disturbance
What is a riot?
word that is opposite another word
What is an antonym?
this group of people believed African Americans should not be slaves
What are abolitionist?
attempts to influence the public's opinion with their work
What is a political cartoonist?
These are 3 people we read about last week that have had an influence on people's rights
Who are Harriet Tubmann, Frederick Douglass, and Martin Luther King?
to formally put an end to a practice or a system
What is abolish?
word that is the same or similar to another word
What is a synonym?
Slavery was "finally" abolished because of this
What is the Thirteenth Amendment?
Believed slavery should continue and supported that idea with his work
Who was Edward Clay?
Learned to read and write while in prison and had a big influence on the civil rights movement
Who was Malcolm X?
having too much color or decoration; too flashy; tasteless
What is garish?
what some one may think or feel
What is an opinion?
stated that "All men are created equal"
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Was a main issue being debated during the 1800's
What is slavery?
the route taken by slaves to escape the south and head north to freedom
What is the Underground Railroad?
to subject to ridicule, often in an essay, comedy, cartoon, or the like
details or events that can be proven
What is a fact?
A collection of drawings that showed free blacks engaged in the same activities as whites.
What is Life in Philadelphia?
Was an abolitionist and was made fun of by Edward Clay because of his ideals
Wrote the poem "Learning to Read" while teaching in Pennsylvania in the 1800's
freeing someone from slavery
thinking about your thinking
What is metacognition?
A cartoon series showing African Americans being free to socialize and marry white people, meant to shock the reader
What is Amalgamation?
A newspaper published by Lloyd where he included strong anti-slavery articles
What is The Liberator?
Frederick Douglass published this newspaper
What is the North Star?