How does the timeline on page 5 of “The Bus Boycott” help the reader understand the text of “The Bus Boycott” and “Montgomery Bus Boycott”?

• The timeline shows how Martin Luther King supported the churches in Alabama.

• The timeline shows how the NACCP helped African Americans.

• The timeline shows important events in Rosa Parks’ life and the Civil Rights Movement.

• The timeline shows information about Raymond Parks.

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This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then answer Part B.

Part A. In the text “The Bus Boycott”, how does the author support the point that African Americans were determined to fight the battle of segregation?

• by showing how the bus boycott remained peaceful

• by showing that they had simple demands for the bus companies

• by showing how they did not want to have to move for white passengers

• by showing how the boycott was organized

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Question 2: This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then answer Part B.

Part A. In the text “The Bus Boycott”, how does the author support the point that African Americans were determined to fight the battle of segregation?

Ⓓ by showing how the boycott was organized

Part B. Which two details from the text support the answer in Part A?

• “The MIA stressed that the boycott remain peaceful.”

• "The day after Parks’ arrest, more than 52,000 leaflets were printed by the WPC.”

• “They wanted African Americans to be treated fairly.”

• “That night they also formed the Montgomery Improvement Association. This group would manage and lead the boycott.”

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In the text, “Montgomery Bus Boycott”, which of the following best supports the point that bus segregation violates the 14th Amendment?

• “Parks and her husband were active in the local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).”

• “The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was adopted in 1868 following the American Civil War.”

• “Montgomery buses were integrated on December 21, 1956, and the boycott ended.”

• “It grants all citizens equal rights and equal protection under the law, regardless of race.”

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What inference about Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King is supported by both texts?

• Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King were important to the bus boycott.

• Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King founded the NAACP.

• Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King were arrested for not giving up their seats.

• Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King wanted to ride the bus instead of carpool.

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