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9 Georgia Performance Historians
freedom, rights, obstacles, restrictions, achievements
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Social Studies
3rd Grade
01/04/2015

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Paul Revere
Definition

Birthplace:

Boston, Massachusetts (1735)

Fight for rights/freedom-

fought for independence and freedom from the British

Obstacles faced

had to remain secretive while delivering messages; had to risk being caught while alerting everyone of the British invasion

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Frederick Douglass
Definition

Birthplace

Baltimore, Maryland (1818)

Fight for Rights/Freedom

fought for civil rights of African-Americans; worked as a conductor on the underground railroad to help other slaves escape to freedom

Obstacles faced

had to dress   up as a sailor to escape to freedom; risked his life when working as a conductor on the Underground Railroad

Term
Susan B. Anthony
Definition

Birthplace

Adams, massachusetts (1820)

Fight for Rights/Freedom

fought for women's rights and to end slavery

Obstacles faced

many people didn't want to give women rights; many people didn't want slavery to end

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Mary McLeod Bethune
Definition

Birthplace

Mayesville, South Carolina (1875)

Fight for Rights/Freedom

fought for civil rights of African Americans; opened a school for African American children when public schools were still segregated

Obstacles faced

didn't have much money when starting her own school; many people were prejudice (didn't allow her to be a missionary; didn't want schools to be integrated)

Term
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Definition

Birthplace

Hyde Park, New York (1882)

Fight for rights/freedom

fought for our country's economy during the Great Depression; created the New Deal and helped create jobs

Obstacles faced

had polio

Term
Eleanor Roosevelt
Definition

Birthplace

New York City, New York (1884)

Fight for rights/freedom

helped write the Declaration of Human Rights; traveled to other countries to discuss world peace with leaders; fought for civil rights

Obstacles faced

was shy growing up; husband had polio

Term
Thurgood Marshall
Definition

Birthplace

Baltimore, Maryland (1908)

Fight for rights/freedom

fought for civil rights and the end of segregation; became a lawyer and a Supreme Court Justice to help fight for civil rights

Obstacles faced

many people didn't want to end segregation

Term
Lyndon B. Johnson
Definition

Birthplace

Stonewall, Texas (1908)

Fight for rights/freedom

fought for civil rights; helped to get the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act passed

Obstacles faced

many people didn't want civil rights for African Americans

Term
Cesar Chavez
Definition

Birthplace

Yuma, Arizona (1927)

Fight for rights/freedom

organized strikes, marches, boycotts, and protests to fight for equal rights of immigrant workers; wanted better working conditions and higher pay

Obstacles faced

had to quit school; had to move from farm to farm to find work

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