2.4 Famous Americans Review

During which month do Americans celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day?

• January
• February
• March
• April

Where did the boycott take place?

• On the bus
• On the train
• At Eastvalley Elementary School
• At the airport

African Americans were kept apart from other Americans in many public places, such as schools, hotels, and restaurants. This is called ______.

• a boycott
• civil rights
• a debate
• segregation

Thurgood Marshall became _______.

• a president of the United States.
• a principal in a school who fought racism.
• the first African American on the Supreme Court.
• one of the authors of the constitution.

President Lyndon B. Johnson chose Thurgood to serve as a __________. 

• Vice President
• Supreme Court judge
• NAACP judge
• President

A system of keeping certain people separate from others is called __________.

• civil rights
• slavery
• boycott
• segregation

The basic freedoms that all citizens deserve to have are called __________.

• debate
• boycott
• authority
• civil rights

What happened after Jackie joined the Brooklyn Dodgers?

• His coach was fired.

• More African Americans were hired.

• More African Americans were fired.

• No one could play baseball at all.

What is Jackie Robinson BEST known for?

• He was the first black person to work in a baseball stadium.

• He was the first black player in major league baseball.

• He was the first black baseball coach in major league baseball.

• He was the first black player in minor league baseball.

What did Jackie do after he left college in 1941?

• He sold hot dogs at the baseball stadiums.

• He became a professional football player.

• He became a professional baseball player.

• He joined the Army.