Historical Figures — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. Martin Luther King Jr. shared his I Have a Dream speech.
Dr. King gave his famous I Have a Dream speech in 1963 in Washington, D.C.
2. Rosa Parks stayed in her seat when the driver said to move.
Rosa Parks would not give up her bus seat, which helped spark the bus boycott.
3. Ruby Bridges was the first Black student at her new school.
Ruby Bridges was the first Black child to attend a once all-white school.
4. Harriet Tubman led people to freedom using secret paths.
Tubman risked her life many times to lead enslaved people to freedom in the North.
5. Martin Luther King Jr. led peaceful marches for fair rights.
Dr. King led many peaceful marches, like the famous March on Washington.
6. Rosa Parks is sometimes called the mother of the civil rights movement.
Her brave act on the bus helped start the modern civil rights movement.
7. Ruby Bridges was only six years old when she went to her new school.
Ruby Bridges was just six years old when she bravely walked into first grade.
8. Harriet Tubman was once enslaved before she escaped to freedom.
Tubman was born into slavery and escaped before helping others do the same.
9. Civil rights leaders wanted every person to be equal.
Civil rights leaders worked for equal treatment no matter a person's skin color.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Martin Luther King Jr.
→ Gave the I Have a Dream speech
Gave the I Have a Dream speech
Rosa Parks
→ Kept her seat on a bus
Kept her seat on a bus
Ruby Bridges
→ First Black child at her school
First Black child at her school
Harriet Tubman
→ Led the Underground Railroad
Led the Underground Railroad
King is known for his dream speech, Parks for her bus seat, Bridges for integrating her school, and Tubman for the Underground Railroad.