Black History Month

Louis Armstrong was an influential jazz singer and trumpet player.

Ruby Bridges was the first African American student to attend school that was not segregated.

Claudette Clovin and Rosa Parks worked to spark Civil Rights acts on public buses when they refused to give up their seats.

Booker T Washington was an author.

Advocates publicly stand up for others rights.

Boycott is when people want to buy, use, or go somewhere.

Martin Luther King Jr. gave his I Have a Dream speech in New York City.

Maya Angelou had many careers in her life.

A broker helps people with their money by making decisions with them.

Marian Anderson was from Philadelphia who became a famous piano player.

Segregation is when people are kept apart.

Protests happen when people come together to stand against injustice.

The Civil Rights Movement fought for people to be treated equally.

The Montgomery Bus Boycott took place in… (Kansas, Texas, Alabama, or Mississippi)

Misty Copeland was the first African American to become a principal _______ with New York City’s American Ballet Theater. (singer, actor, or dancer)

Claudette Clovin and Rosa Parks were on the bus the same day.