Women in Civil Rights

What are "civil rights"?

• The act of separating people or groups

• The process of ending separation of races

• The rights that protect citizens from discrimination

• A noticeable difference between two or more things

What action is taken during a sit-in?

• People dance

• People sit down and refuse to leave

• People sing

• People run

Which is a similarity in both "Freedom Daughters" and "Freedom Writers"?

• The way the women were able to get others to join their cause

• The way they present the NAACP

• The way they highlight the women in a positive manner

What is the author's purpose for writing the article "Freedom Daughters"?

• To highlight the courageous acts of a young woman during the Civil Rights Movement

• To explain what led up to the Brown vs. Board of Education case

• To describe the injustices experienced by the black population

• To outline the contributing factors to the Montgomery Bus Boycott

It’s the year 1847 and Hallie is tired of being treated as a second-class citizen. As a married woman, she does not have the right to own property and she has no legal claim to any money that she earns. She and a group of concerned activists including Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, hold a convention in Seneca Falls, NY with a plan to change the world. Join Hallie as she marches, lobbies, and struggles to win equal rights for her gender, one mind at a time.

• Character vs. Self

• Character vs. Character

• Character vs. Society

• Character vs. Nature

At the end of her speech, what does Truth say women should be able to do?

• march for their rights

• turn the world right side up

• make a very loud racket

• join the abolitionist cause

Why did the author of "Freedom Walkers" include the Johnson siblings and Mary Louise in the article?

• to display other examples of similar injustice

• to outline those who assisted Claudette in her legal battle

• to offer examples of NAACP members who defended Claudette

• to show examples of other cases that had been won

Which of the following was presented in "Freedom Daughters" but not "Freedom Walkers"?

• the need for the right person to help pull off a federal case

• arrests of black citizens in the Civil Rights Movement

• discrimination during the 1940s-1950s

• the impact young women can have with the right passion

Who was the lady that refused to give up her seat on the bus?

• Ruby Bridges

• Oprah Winfrey

• Rosa Parks

Answer explanation

Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus?

Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the _________.

• airplane

• bus

• train

Answer explanation

Rosa Parks did not give up her seat in the bus for white people.

Rosa Parks fue valiente y se sento en las sillas del frente del bus.