Fighting for a Cause

Sit-ins were peaceful protests. They involved people occupying or sitting at place to show everyone they were upset about some unfair treatment.

• True

• False

Which word means unfair treatment of someone based on the color of their skin or whether they are a boy or girl?

• Boycott

• Discrimination

• Suffrage

• Segregation

I wanted women to have the right to vote. I got arrested for voting in an election. Who am I?

• Susan B. Anthony

• Eleanor Roosevelt

• Rosa Parks

• Mary McLeod Bethune

Boycotts are when you refuse to go to a business as a sign of protest.

• True

• False

I gave my "I Have a Dream" speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Who am I?

• Jackie Robinson

• Cesar Chavez

• Abraham Lincoln

• Martin Luther King Jr.

I was the first African American baseball player in Major League Baseball.

Who am I?

• Cesar Chavez

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Jackie Robinson

• Kevin Doe

Civil rights are those rights promised by the government to all people, such as the right to vote.

• True

• False

I refused to give up my seat on a bus to a white person and was taken to jail. Who am I?

• Rosa Parks

• Susan B. Anthony

• Mary McLeod Bethune

• Eleanor Roosevelt

Segregation is when everyone is allowed to be a part of something.

• True

• False

Fighting and breaking windows are examples of nonviolence.

• True

• False