Domain 11 - Lesson 6: Rosa Parks

The Mother of the Civil Rights Movement.

​Rosa Parks

Who am I?

Identify whether the statement refers to Susan B. Anthony, Eleanor Roosevelt, Mary McLeod Bethune or Jackie Robinson.

Multiple Choice

I was the First Lady who served as my husband's eyes and ears because he had polio.

• Susan B. Anthony

• Eleanor Roosevelt

• Mary McLeod Bethune

• Jackie Robinson

Multiple Choice

I broke the color barrier in professional baseball, but I also tried to change attitudes when I was in the army and refused to sit at the back of the bus only because I was African American.

• Susan B. Anthony

• Eleanor Roosevelt

• Mary McLeod Bethune

• Jackie Robinson

Multiple Choice

I fought to end slavery and to gain women right to vote.

• Susan B. Anthony

• Eleanor Roosevelt

• Mary McLeod Bethune

• Jackie Robinson

Multiple Choice

I started a school for African American girls, and I taught African American men to read and write so they could vote.

• Susan B. Anthony

• Eleanor Roosevelt

• Mary McLeod Bethune

• Jackie Robinson

Civil rights movement (1950s to 1960s)

• Even though civil rights are guaranteed by law, many people have been excluded from exercising their civil rights throughout the history of our country.

• Civil rights movement was a period of time in our country's history, from 1950's to 1960's, when people from many races and difference groups in society helps African Americans fight for their civil rights, which later led to increased rights for people in many other groups.

Core vocabulary

​assign (v)

to give or to set apart something.

​Example: The airlines was not able to assign our seats until the day of the flights.

​boycott (n)

an action in which a group of people join together and refuse to do business with a company or organization as a way of expressing strong disapproval

​Example: The community planned to stage a boycott of the store that refused to recycle.

​injustice (n)

a lack of fairness

​Example: The punishment John received was considered to be a terrible injustice, as most people believed he was innocent of the crime.

​disrupted (v)

prevented something from happening by causing confusion and turmoil.

​Example: The protesters’ chants disrupted the president’s speech and people struggled to hear him.

​segregation (n)

the practice of keeping groups of people separate, or apart, because of things such as race.

​Example: Because of segregation, Jackie Robinson was not able to eat at the same restaurants as his teammates when they traveled to play baseball.

The Mother of the Civil Rights Movement.

​Rosa Park

The events occurred one evening while Rosa Parks was riding a bus help spark the civil rights movement.

Check for understanding

Multiple Choice

What is the connection between a bus and Rosa Parks’s fight for civil rights?

• On a bus, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat simply because she was African American. She used this form of nonviolent protest to fight for civil rights.

• On a bus, Rosa Parks agreed to give up her seat simply because she was African American. She used this form of nonviolent protest to fight for civil rights.

Multiple Choice

Why did Rosa Parks refuse to give up her seat?

• Rosa knew that the segregation laws were unfair and chose to fight to end segregation.

• Rosa knew that the segregation laws were fair and chose not to fight to end segregation.

Multiple Select

What are some examples of discrimination that Rosa Parks faced?

(multiple choices)

• segregated schools that were open for fewer months of the year than white schools

• segregation in public places such as schools and places of employment

• segregation on buses

Multiple Select

What did many people do to support Rosa Parks?

(multiple choices)

• People refused to ride the city buses.

• They organized a boycott that became known as the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

• People continued to ride the city buses.

Multiple Choice

How are Rosa’s actions connected to the civil rights movement?

• Rosa’s actions are connected to the civil rights movement in that she protested against discrimination on the city buses and demanded equal rights.

• Rosa’s actions are not connected to the civil rights movement

Multiple Choice

What is the civil rights movement?

• The civil rights movement is the series of events that involved people fighting for equal rights for certain groups of people.

• The civil rights movement is the series of events that involved people fighting for equal rights for all people.

Multiple Choice

Who organized the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Rosa Parks

• Martin Luther King Jr.

Multiple Choice

Was the boycott successful?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

How do you know that the boycott successful?

• Segregation on buses was outlawed.

• Segregation on buses was not broken down.

Multiple Select

How did Rosa Parks continue helping others after the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

(multiple choices)

• Rosa supported Martin Luther King Jr.

• She worked in a congressman’s office.

• She founded an institute to help young people complete their education.

Multiple Select

How is the United States today different than the United States of Rosa Parks' early life?

(multiple choices)

• No segregation on buses or in schools.

• There is less discrimination.

• Segregation remains on buses or in schools.

• There is more discrimination.