Human Rights Mid-Term

Brown v. Board of Education was famous because the court ruled that it is illegal

• allow children to work.
• to pay black people less than white people.
• to return a slave.
• to segregate schools.

Who was arrested for refusing to give up their seat on a bus?

• Charlayne Hunter
• Harriet Tubman
• Rosa Parks
• Rebecca L. Felton

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

People who protest to call attention to a cause, like civil rights

• activist
• actor
• reporter
• scholar

A leader in the black community who fought for African-American equality; in his twenties, he became an Islamic minister and gained a following—he often made news because of his controversial statements.

• Malcolm X
• Thurgood Marshall
• Martin Luther King Jr.
• James Meredith

What are Civil Rights?

• Rights that only some citizens get
• Rights that all citizens get
•  Rights that are civil
• Rights that are controlled by the president

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

How did newspapers and media play a role in the Civil Rights Movement?

• They showed how great Jim Crow laws were
• They showed how unfair Jim Crow laws were and helped convince people to join the Civil Rights Movement
•  They made a lot of money following Martin Luther King Jr. 
• All of the above

What is an example of segregation?

• keeping people apart

• Sending flowers

• saying hello

• making a new friend

A judgement about someone based on their appearance rather than who they really are. 

• Discrimination
• Prejudice
• Resentment
• Denial 

the unfair treatment of different categories of people, often based on race, age, or sex.

• Discrimination 
• Prejudice
• Denial
• Ethnic Minority

Common beliefs about a certain group of people based on popular opinion or media.

• Denial
• Discrimination
• Stereotype
• Categorize