Civil rights 2

Who is this?

• Jo-Ann Robinson

• Claudette Colvin

• Rosa Parks

• Martin Luther King Jr.

Why was Rosa Parks arrested?

• arguing with the bus driver

• refusing to give up her seat

• not paying for her bus ticket

• robbery

The Montgomery Bus Boycott was what kind of protest?

• Segregated

• Violent

• Revolutionary

• Peaceful

What was the Boycotts main purpose?

• To demolish segregation 
• To make bus seats more comfortable 
• To make pie
• To help build segregation 

Who was the first person to not give up their seat?

• Rosa Parks
• Claudette Colvin
• Jo Ann Robinson
• Martin Luther King Jr.(MLK)

MLK wanted equal treatment for which of the  following people?

• Women
• People who are Hispanic
• All people
• People who are African Americans

Which of these words do you think best describes how Montgomery's black leaders probably felt when Parks was arrested?

• ashamed

• frightened

• helpless

• angry

How long did the Montgomery bus boycott last?

• one day

• about one year

• several months

• about two years.

Rosa Parks lost her job about one month after the beginning of the boycott. Where had she been working?

• As a daycare worker at a local school.

• As a cleaning lady in a rich white home.

• As a seamstress at a local department store.

• As a clerk at the courthouse.

Martin Luther King, Jr. believed in and encouraged others to use nonviolent resistance. What does nonviolent resistance mean?

• fighting for a cause with bad words and violence

• protesting with calm but insistent protests without fighting and cussing.

• throwing things to get someone's attention

• taking out big advertisements that inform about one's cause and argument