civil rights study guide
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Civil Rights Study Guide
My test will be on Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Q: How did Martin Luther King Jr. want people to act during
their protests?
A: He wanted them to protest peacefully.
Q: What are two locations important to Jackie Robinson’s life?
A: (1) Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, GA (Georgia).(2) Jackie Robinson moved to CA (California) when he was one year old.(3) Jackie Robinson played for the Kansas City Monarchs(4) Jackie Robinson played for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Q: How did Jackie Robinson change
things for athletes?
A: He broke the color barrier in major league
baseball which then allowed African
Americans to play on the formerly all white
teams.
Q: Define segregation.
A: A system of keeping people of different
races separate.
Q: Give an example of good sportsmanship.
A: Jackie Robinson did not argue with players who did not want him
to play with the Dodgers.
Q: Define patience.
A: Having calmness and self-control.
Q: What is one way Martin Luther King, Jr. showed compassion?
A: Martin Luther King, Jr. cared about people
and wanted to help them.
Q: What is one way Martin Luther King, Jr.
showed honor?
A: Martin Luther King, Jr. took a stand (fought for what he believed
in) because he believed strongly in justice and equality.
Q: Give an example of patience.
A: Jackie Robinson did not respond to insults.
Q: How did Martin Luther King Jr. help
fight for liberty?
A: Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke out for justice and demanded equal
treatment for all people.
Q: What is one way Jackie Robinson showed he was dependable?
A: Branch Rickey knew he could count on
Jackie Robinson when he hired him to be a Brooklyn Dodger.
Q: What is the difference between
integration and segregation?
A: Segregation is keeping people of
different races apart. Integration is
including people of all races. Segregation and
integration are opposites or antonyms.