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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.