People to Know

1. People to Know Grade 2 Advance to the next slide and click on the link to reveal the person. Then click on the picture of the person for the next clue(s). Don’t use the arrows or spacebar, just the mouse. Click the arrow to begin.

2. Who am I? • Led the struggle to give women equal rights, including the right to vote.

3. Who am I? • Overcame disabilities and worked to help others who were blind and deaf.

4. Who am I? • Born in a log cabin and taught himself how to read. • Became a U.S. President. • Known as “Honest Abe.” • U.S. President when the country was divided over the issue of equality for all people. • Helped free African American slaves.

5. Who am I? • The first African American player in the major leagues of baseball. • His actions helped bring about other opportunities for African Americans.

6. Who am I? • Born in Virginia and was a farmer. • Became a brave leader of soldiers. • The first president of the United States, known as “Father of Our Country.” • Honored on Presidents’ Day observed in February. • Worked under the republican form of government. • Helped put the basic principles into practice for the new nation.

7. Susan B. Anthony http://clio.rediris.es/udidactica/sufragismo2/inicfemusa.htm

8. Helen Keller http://www.nndb.com/people/074/000046933/

9. Abraham Lincoln http://utopia.utexas.edu/project/portraits/?img=232

10. Jackie Robinson http://www.npr.org/thisibelieve/robinson_transcript.html

11. George Washington http://www.noblenet.org/year/washington.html

12. Who am I? • Honored in January. • African American minister who worked so that all people would be treated fairly. • Led peaceful marches and gave speeches. • Brought about changes in the law through peaceful means.

13. Martin Luther King, Jr. http://cctvimedia.clearchannel.com/wpmi/martin%20luther%20king%20jr.jpg

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