What does the word "idle" mean?
not working, active, or being used
What is the meaning of "prejudice"?
an unfair feeling of dislike for a person or group because of race, sex, religion, etc.
His men bravely flew into enemy territory in Germany and Italy, successfully completing many dangerous missions.
Benjamin O Davis Jr.
Give a synonym of the word "calculate."
compute, work out, figure, determine, assess, add up, add together, count up, determine, quantify
He inspires a large crowd with one of his many speeches. Raised in a family of preachers, he's considered one of the greatest speakers in U.S. history.
Martin Luther King Jr.
What is a "preacher"?
a person, usually a priest or minister, who gives a religious speech
Boycott means________.
to refuse to buy a product or take part in an activity as a way of expressing strong disapproval
She also helped to calculate the trajectory for the 1969 Apollo 11 flight to the Moon.
Katherine Johnson
He continued to give powerful speeches urging the end of enslaving people until he died on February 20, 1895. His words still inspire people today
Frederick Douglass
To enslave someone means_________.
to make a slave of someone
Her arrest sparked a major protest. For more than a year, most Black people in Montgomery stood together and refused to take city buses. Public vehicles stood idle, and the city lost money.
Rosa Parks
She learned French, left the United States, and enrolled in the Cauldron Brothers’ School of Aviation in Le Crotoy, France. She earned her international pilot’s license on June 15, 1921, within a year of enrolling.
Bessie Coleman