The Struggle for Civil Rights in America

1. a) Abraham Lincoln - (1809-65) Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. He believed slavery was wrong and encouraged the North America to fight for the freedom of slaves.
b) Frederick Douglas - A runaway who wrote a book about his life as a slave and became active in the fall of slavery.
c) Rosa Parks - On December 1st, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the city bus. This was a big deal because black people had to give their seat up for white people so Parks made a start of something big. She was called the 'Mother of the Civil Rights Movement'.
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