1. Key Ideas and Details (a) What does the streetcar conductor say to Laura Haviland about Sojourner Truth? (b) Infer: What does his question reveal about the "old slaveholding spirit"?

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Sojourner Truth worked to free slaves. After the war, she fought for a
BACKGROUND Although the Civil War brought an end to slavery, the
AN ACCOUNT OF AN
EXPERIENCE
WITH
DISCRIMINATION
OSOJOURNER TRUTHO
struggle against racial discrimination uwas far from over. Before the war,
number of causes, including the woman's suffrage movement and the
desegregation of public transportation. Once, when a driver of a street-
car refused her passage, she brought a local street to a standstill. With
the support of a crowd behind her, the driver was forced to allow her on
hoard. In the following account, dictated by Truth on October 1, 1865,
Sojourner Truth describes other encounters with racism.
few weeks ago I was in company with my
friend Josephine S. Griffing, when the con-
ductor of a streetcar refused to stop his car for
me, although [I was] closely following Josephine
and holding on to the iron rail. They dragged
me a number of yards before she succeeded in
stopping them. She reported the conductor to
the president of the City Railway, who dismissed
nim at once, and told me to take the number of
the car whenever I was mistreated by a conduc-
tor or driver. On the 13th I had occasion to go for
Reading
Check
What does Josephine S.
Griffing do to help her
friend?
Explain. [Compare and Contrast]
unt of an Experience With Discrimination
Transcribed Image Text:Sojourner Truth worked to free slaves. After the war, she fought for a BACKGROUND Although the Civil War brought an end to slavery, the AN ACCOUNT OF AN EXPERIENCE WITH DISCRIMINATION OSOJOURNER TRUTHO struggle against racial discrimination uwas far from over. Before the war, number of causes, including the woman's suffrage movement and the desegregation of public transportation. Once, when a driver of a street- car refused her passage, she brought a local street to a standstill. With the support of a crowd behind her, the driver was forced to allow her on hoard. In the following account, dictated by Truth on October 1, 1865, Sojourner Truth describes other encounters with racism. few weeks ago I was in company with my friend Josephine S. Griffing, when the con- ductor of a streetcar refused to stop his car for me, although [I was] closely following Josephine and holding on to the iron rail. They dragged me a number of yards before she succeeded in stopping them. She reported the conductor to the president of the City Railway, who dismissed nim at once, and told me to take the number of the car whenever I was mistreated by a conduc- tor or driver. On the 13th I had occasion to go for Reading Check What does Josephine S. Griffing do to help her friend? Explain. [Compare and Contrast] unt of an Experience With Discrimination
off. Accordingly I had him arrested and the case tried before
but is better. It is hard for the old slaveholding spirit to die.
challenge. [Connecting to the Essential Question: What makes
Justice Thompson. My shoulder was very lame and swollen,
promote positive social change? In your response, use at least two of
these Essential Question words: integrity, self-determination, freedom,
hurried angry tone. She replied, “She does not belong to me,
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©1. Key Ideas and Details (a) What does the streetcar conductor
say to Laura Haviland about Sojourner Truth? (b) Infer: What does
his question reveal about the "old slaveholding spirit"?
2. Key Ideas and Details (a) What action does Truth take follow-
ing each incident of discrimination described in her account?
(b) Evaluate: Do you think this is the best course of action in
each situation? Explain.
3. Key Ideas and Details (a) What happens to the conductor who
refuses service to Truth? (b) Synthesize: What do details of these
events of 1865 have in common with the civil rights movement of
the 1950s?
4. Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Take a Position: Do you
think the conductors received appropriate punishments for then
acts? Explain.
5. Integration of Knowledge and Ideas What does Truth's accoun
suggest about the individual's responsibility to act with courage to
American literature American?]
Transcribed Image Text:off. Accordingly I had him arrested and the case tried before but is better. It is hard for the old slaveholding spirit to die. challenge. [Connecting to the Essential Question: What makes Justice Thompson. My shoulder was very lame and swollen, promote positive social change? In your response, use at least two of these Essential Question words: integrity, self-determination, freedom, hurried angry tone. She replied, “She does not belong to me, AH Lite ©1. ) v. Ыlent alist urt mied te -class R. But die it must. . . . Critical Reading cual e to your ses. ©1. Key Ideas and Details (a) What does the streetcar conductor say to Laura Haviland about Sojourner Truth? (b) Infer: What does his question reveal about the "old slaveholding spirit"? 2. Key Ideas and Details (a) What action does Truth take follow- ing each incident of discrimination described in her account? (b) Evaluate: Do you think this is the best course of action in each situation? Explain. 3. Key Ideas and Details (a) What happens to the conductor who refuses service to Truth? (b) Synthesize: What do details of these events of 1865 have in common with the civil rights movement of the 1950s? 4. Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Take a Position: Do you think the conductors received appropriate punishments for then acts? Explain. 5. Integration of Knowledge and Ideas What does Truth's accoun suggest about the individual's responsibility to act with courage to American literature American?]
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