Grade 2
Social Studies
Unit: 01 Lesson: 01
Historical Good Citizen Biographies
Abigail Adams
Abigail Adams was born in 1744. She was married to John Adams who was
the second president of the United States. She believed in equal rights for
women. She wanted women to have an education. She was not able to go
to school, and her mother taught her how to read and write. Abigail Adams
was also opposed to slavery. She believed that slavery was evil and was a
threat to America. She wrote letters to her husband about her beliefs. Her
son, John Quincy Adams, was the sixth president of the United States. She
died in 1818 when she was 74 years old.
(n.d.). Abigail adams. [Web Photo]. Retrieved from http://usstampgallery.com/view.php?
id=70e8084f6e917fd2851398cb2a71225f398190e8
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Grade 2
Social Studies
Unit: 01 Lesson: 01
Historical Good Citizen Biographies
Sojourner Truth
Sojourner Truth was born in 1797. She was born a slave, and her given
name was Isabella Baumfree. Later she and her baby daughter escaped
from her owners. She had to go to court to have her son Peter, who had
been sold illegally, returned to her. She won the case with the help of some
abolitionists, the Van Wageners. She changed her name to Sojourner
(which means traveler) Truth (honesty) and became a preacher. She also
spoke against slavery, and for equal rights for all people, including women.
She gave a famous speech titled “Ain’t I A Woman.” She worked to improve
the rights of African Americans after slavery ended. She died in 1883. She
was 86 years old.
(2013). Sojourner truth stamp 1986. (2013). [Web Photo]. Retrieved from
http://usstampgallery.com/view.php?
id=c255e4e00d1e8081e3b3e0e0f1a6682fb90811f6&st=sojourner
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Grade 2
Social Studies
Unit: 01 Lesson: 01
Historical Good Citizen Biographies
Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall was born in 1908. He attended law school at Howard
University. He worked for the NAACP (the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People). He fought to end segregation (keeping
people separated by their color) in housing, education, and voting. He was
the head lawyer in the famous case Brown v. The Board of Education,
which made segregation illegal. In 1967, he was appointed to the United
States Supreme Court by President Johnson. He was the first African
American to serve on the nation’s highest court. He retired in 1991 when
his health started to fail, and he died in 1993. He was 85 years old.
(2010). Thurgood marshall stamp. (2010). [Web Photo]. Retrieved from
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/aframer/bios/
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