Rosa Parks

What is a boycott?

• A protest where a group of people stops using a business.

• A silly dance.

How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?

• about one hour

• about one year

Which happened FIRST?

• Rosa Parks refused to give her seat up on the bus.

• Rosa Parks was arrested and sent to jail for one night.

What happened during the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Blacks and whites rode the bus to school together.

• Thousands of people refused to ride the bus in protest.

What is the word that means a person who works to make changes to laws?

• activist

• immigrant

If you disagree with a law in your town, what can you do to try to change it?

• Forget about it. Laws cannot be changed.

• Write a letter to community leaders.

Rosa Parks PROTESTED segregation. What did she do?

• She disagreed with an unfair practice of discrimination.

• She fought to stop bus pollution.