What did Jackie Robinson do when people mistreated him after he started playing in the major leagues?
He ignored them and focused on playing baseball.
Harriet Tubman helped organize the "_________ Railroad" (SPELL IT!)
U N D E R G R O U N D
Who was president Obama's vice president?
Joe Biden
This man was a famous boxer and past heavyweight champion of the world and was born in Kentucky in 1942?
Muhammad Ali
True or False: Muhammad Ali was born with that name.
False
Who is this woman?
Rosa Parks
What courageous thing did Rosa Parks do?
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus.
This woman is a civil rights activist and best known for her 1969 memoir, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, which made literary history as the first nonfiction bestseller by an African American woman?
Maya Angelou
What is this woman's name?
Harriet Tubman
What was the name of Martin Luther King Jr's famous speech?
"I have a dream"
What team did Jackie Robinson play for?
The Brooklyn Dodgers
She is a poet. She is ____________.
Maya Angelou
What does segregation mean?
To seperate
True or False: Muhammad Ali never had his boxing title taken away from him.
False
He was the President of the United States. His name is ___________.
Barack Obama
Why did Harriet Tubman and her passengers often travel at night?
It was easier to travel secretly in the dark.
What did Ruby Bridges do at age six?
She became the first African American student to desegregate an all-white elementary school in the South.
Did president Obama serve one term or two terms as a president?
Two
Is Ruby Bridges still alive today?
Yes, she is 66 years old
As a young man, how did Frederick Douglass escape to the North?
He disguised himself as a sailor
True or False: Rosa Parks is still alive.
False
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