When Martin Luther King Jr. Wore Roller Skates by Mark Weakland

Author:Mark Weakland
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Capstone Press
Published: 2017-12-02T00:00:00+00:00

AFTERWORD

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admire — to like and respect someone

boycott — to stop taking part in something to show support for an idea or group of people

civil rights — freedoms that every person should have; in the 1950s and 1960s, black Americans still

did not have full civil rights; they led a civil rights movement to get the government to give them the rights

they deserved

demonstration — a public meeting or march protesting something or expressing views on something

discrimination — treating people unfairly because of their race, country of birth, or gender

doctoral degree — the highest advanced degree earned by study and research at a college or university

minister — a person who leads a church

race — a major group into which humans can be divided; people of the same race share a physical appearance,

such as skin color

recite — to say aloud something you memorized

segregation — separating people because of their skin color

sermon — a talk on a religious subject that is based on a bible verse

trait — a quality or characteristic that makes one person different from another

violence — hurting someone else with words or actions; yelling bad words and hitting are both violent actions

Jazynka, Kitson. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Geographic Readers. Washington, D. C.:

National Geographic, 2012.

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