LC Case Study - The Montgomery Bus Boycott

Who is this?

• Jo-Ann Robinson

• Claudette Colvin

• Rosa Parks

• Martin Luther King Jr.

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Where was she from?

• Anniston, Alabama.

• Birmingham, Alabama.

• Mobile, Alabama.

• Montgomery, Alabama.

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When was she arrested?

• December 1, 1955.

• December 1, 1956

• December 1, 1957

• December 1, 1958

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Why was she arrested?

• For hijacking a bus.

• For sitting in the white section of a restaurant.

• For drinking from a white water fountain.

• For refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white man.

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Did the boycott continue after the one day protest?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

• Who knows

Which group was set up to organise the boycott?

• Montgomery Boycott Organisers (MBO)

• Montgomery Racist Haters (MRH)

• Montgomery Bus Boycotters (MBB)

• Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA)

Who was chosen to lead this new group?

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Jo-Ann Robinson

• E.D. Nixon

• Ralph Abernathy

How long did this boycott last?

• Just over a year

• Half a year

• Nearly two years

• Nearly three years

What happened as a result of this boycott?

• Back Americans got equal rights.

• Segregation on public transport was ruled to be unconstitutional.

• Nothing happened, buses remained segregated.

• Black Americans were never allowed on buses again.

Why did the Civil Rights Movement start?

• Segregation

• Racism

• politics