Key Facts Vocabulary  Mary Seacole was born in . Word Definition  Her mother was a nurse who taught her traditional African and Caribbean remedies for illnesses. Abolition Officially ending or stopping some- thing.  Mary wanted to help soldiers in the but History was denied. A place in Eastern Europe where the  She made her own way to Crimea and set up a Hospi- war took place. tal called ‘British Hotel’. Year 2 Nurse A person who is trained to look af-  When she returned from the war she was bankrupt (she had no money) as she had spent it all on medical goods. Autumn Soldier A person who fights for an army.  The soldiers called her ‘Mother Seacole’. Mary Seacole  MLK Jr was born in Atlanta, Georgia in the USA. Boycott When you stop doing something as a way of pretesting.  MLK Jr led the bus boycott following Rosa Park’s ar- rest, which lasted 385 days. and Civil Rights The rights of all citizens to political and social freedom.  He gave his ‘I have a dream Speech’ listened to by 250 000 people. Martin Luther Non-Violent To protest against something in a protests peaceful manner.  He received the Nobel Peace Prize for his leadership in the Civil Rights Movement through non-violent pro- King Racial seg- When you separate people according tests. regation to their race or ethnicity.  He was shot and died at the age of 39.

1805 1838 1853 1855 1856 1857 1881 Mary Seacole was born Slavery abolished in The Crimean war began– Mary sets up her Brit- End of Crimean war— 4 day benefit held to Mary Seacole dies in in Jamaica. Her mother Jamaica. Mary sets sail for Eng- ish Hotel just mile away Mary returns to Eng- raise money for Mary London. was a born free black land hoping to volunteer from the front line. land. Seacole attended by woman and her father a there. 80 000 people—her Scottish soldier. memoir is published. 1929 1954 1955 1963 1964 1968 1968 Martin Luther King Jr Becomes pastor at the MLK Jr and takes the MLK Jr gives his ‘I have MLK Jr becomes the MLK Jr is shot and The Civil Rights Act was born in Atalanta, Dexter Avenue Baptist lead in the bus boycott a dream Speech’. youngest man to win a dies at the age of 39. 1968 is enacted which Georgia in the United Church in Montgomery, (following Rosa Park’s Nobel Peace Prize. gives everyone equal states. Alabama, arrest). housing opportunities. Knowledge and Understanding: Key Questions Children will learn: Who was Mary Seacole?

 To learn and understand the lives of significant individuals. What did she do and how?

 To learn why someone is famous in the past. How is she remembered today?

 To learn and understand what they have contributed to national and international achieve- ments. Who was Martin Luther King Jr? What was he fighting for and how? What is he remembered for?

Key People : Key skills and concepts: Queen Victoria was the Queen of England during the Children will be able: Crimean war. When she heard that Mary Seacole was  To sequence a series of events correctly. bankrupt, Queen Victoria donated £50 towards a col- lection for Mary Seacole.  To put historical periods on a timeline.

 To use appropriate vocabulary in oral and written work. Rosa Parks:  To identify similarities and differences. Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was an activist in the Civil  To describe characteristics of a historical time. Rights movement. When she refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man, she was arrested and  To communicate their knowledge through: lost her job.  Discussion  Drama/role play.

 Writing..