Unit 5:Civil Rights

Why did many people look up to Jackie Robinson?

• Many people looked up to Jackie Robinson because he played for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

• Many people looked up to Jackie Robinson because he was an African American.

• Many people looked up to Jackie Robinson because of his talent and good sportsmanship.

• Many people looked up to Jackie Robinson because he was born in Cairo, Georgia.

What character trait describes a student who always does the right thing?

• civility

• good sportsmanship

• patient

• compassion

This man earned a Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent protests in America.

• Jimmy Carter

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Jackie Robinson

• George Washington

Jackie Robinson played sports with a good attitude. Which character trait did he display?

• meanness

• liberty

• civility

• good sportsmanship

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. made his famous speech here. That famous speech was “I Have a

• Vision

• Message

• Book

• Dream

What civil rights leader gave speeches and marched to show the need for unfair laws to be changed?

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Jimmy Carter

• Jackie Robinson

• Sequoyah

Liberty means freedom. Who worked for fair treatment and liberty of all people?

• Mary Musgrove

• Tomochichi

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Sequoyah

In 1947, America saw the first African American on a major league baseball team. What was his name?

• James Oglethorpe

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Jackie Robinson

• Jimmy Carter

What did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other black leaders organize in 1955?

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other leaders organized a baseball game.

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other leaders organized a bus boycott.

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other leaders organized a parade.

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other leaders organized a new government.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a

• leader of the Creek and Cherokee

• minister

• president

• baseball player