A boycott is when people refuse to do something for a reason
A group of workers that join together is called a union
A change or addition to something is called an amendment
A delegate is a person chosen to act for others or represent others
When workers stop working until things change, they go on strike
Cesar Chavez used strikes and boycotts to fight for rights
An example of a rule in the classroom is to raise your hand when you have something to say
Susan B. Anthony helped form the National American Woman Suffrage Association in 1869 and served as its president for eight years
A volunteer does not make any money for their work
Thurgood Marshall learned to debate at home and then started his career fighting for civil rights as a lawyer
An example of a good deed is to help an elderly neighbor carry groceries
Citizens can begin to vote for community leaders at age 18
Clara Barton is known as “the angel of the battlefield” and started the Red Cross in the United States
If someone didn’t cross the street in a crosswalk in a community that has that law, the person would most likely have to pay a fine
Eleanor Roosevelt first traveled the world and became aware that all people need basic human rights when she was First Lady
Mary McLeod Bethune taught young African American girls that attended her school how to read, write, cook, sew, and clean
After Thurgood Marshall won the court case Brown versus the Board of Education, the Supreme Court voted to end school segregation. Thurgood Marshall became the first African American Supreme Court justice.