Read about Harriet Tubman and Rosa Parks. Then, students compare and contrast these two remarkable women and reflect on who they would most like to meet.
If you could meet either Harriet Tubman or Rosa Parks, who would you meet? List 2 questions you would ask her. Write in complete sentences.
lived in Alabama
was a slave
refused to give up her seat on a bus
born in 1820
sold pies to earn money
born in 1913
made speeches and earned awards
listened to Martin Luther King, Jr. speak
was an Army nurse
led slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad
Rosa Parks
Harriet Tubman
What things do Rosa Parks and Harriet Tubman have in common?