Think About It
What would you do if one of your friends was being treated unfairly by your entire class? Everyone else got to choose their seat at any desk they wanted, but they all told your friend he had to go sit at the desk at the front of the room closest to the teacher. No one else wanted to sit there, so they were trying to force your friend to take that seat.
Would you stand up for them in front of everyone?
What would you say?
Equal Rights
Black Americans were being forced to do things separately from White Americans. Some people were starting to stand up against this unfair treatment of Black Americans. Slowly, laws that were originally created to keep Black Americans separate were now being changed in favor of equality. There were several key people who encouraged others to keep fighting for equality. In this lesson we will learn about three activists who stood up for equal rights for Black Americans.
