Women's Rights and Suffrage Answers

African Americans should actively fight for the rights they deserve, even if they put their lives in danger.

African Americans should work hard, then their equality will be eventually recognized by white society.

The government cannot legislate social equality.

Giving into segregation only increases discrimination

Homer Plessy staged his arrest on a train to challenge segregation laws. Which leader advocated this approach?

Which of the following best captures Garvey’s approach to civil rights? Check all that apply.

How might each leader you’ve learned about respond to the question you were asked at the beginning of the lesson? For each response, identify the correct leader. I would appeal to the coach and fight for a spot on the team.

I would practice often and work hard in the hopes that I would eventually make the team.

Jackie Robinson’s outstanding play for the Dodgers resulted in other baseball owners pursuing black players for their teams. Which leader believed this was the best way to achieve equality?

I would form my own team.