Harriet Tubman and Ruby Bridges

What was the Underground Railroad?

• A way to get from place to place

• A system of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved African Americans to escape to free states during slavery

• A railroad that ran underground

• A new restaurant in Georgia

What did Harriet Tubman do through the Underground Railroad?

• She was a conductor and led enslaved people to freedom

• She learned how to drive a train

• She dug tunnels

• She didn't do anything

What is segregation?

• The separation of individuals or groups based on characteristics such as skin color or religion.

• Where people work together to find a common goal.

• Equality for all.

• When you take away something from someone else.

Who was Ruby Bridges and what role did she play in integration?

• Ruby Bridges was the first African-American child to desegregate an all-white school in Louisiana in 1960.

• Ruby Bridges was a professional athlete who broke the color barrier in baseball.

• Ruby Bridges was a famous jazz singer who performed at the Apollo Theater.

• Ruby Bridges was a civil rights activist who led the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Where did Ruby Bridges go to school?

• William Frantz Elementary school in New Orleans, Louisiana

• Partee Elementary in Snellville, GA

• She never went to school

What was the name of Ruby Bridges' teacher at her new school?

• Ms. Debbie

• Ms. Johnson

• Mrs. Henry

• Ms. Clowers

What did Harriet Tubman use to help guide her to the North?

• A flashlight

• A map

• The North star

• A compass

What words best describe Harriet Tubman as a leader?

• Lazy

• Fearful

• Indecisive

• A courageous person who takes risks and perserveres.

What civil right did Ruby Bridges help contribute to?

• Equality and respect for all

• Segregation

• She didn't help contribute to anything

• Slavery

Describe in your own words how Ruby Bridges and Harriet Tubman's impact is still important today.