Montgomery Bus Boycotts and Freedom Riders

Who was the president of the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA)?

• Rosa Parks

• Malcolm X

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• John Lewis

Which amendment did the segregation on buses violate?

• 5th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 7th Amendment

• 10th Amendment

The Montgomery Bus Boycotts took place from December 5, 1955, to December 20, ____.

• 1956

• 1957

• 1959

• 1960

Which state did these bus boycotts take place in?

• South Carolina

• Georgia

• Louisiana

• Alabama

When was the Montgomery Improvement Association formed?

• December 5, 1955

• December 20, 1956

• May 4, 1961

• December 10, 1961

On June 9, ____, a federal court in Montgomery ruled that any law requiring racially segregated seating on public transportation was unconstitutional and violated the 14th amendment.

• 1961

• 1960

• 1956

• 1958

Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat.

• True

• False

The Freedom Riders were fighting for the desegregation of passengers on buses.

• False

• True

Segregation on buses was a problem in the _____.

• East

• South

• West

• North

____ _____ was one of the thirteen original Freedom Riders.

• Malcolm X

• Albert Bigelow

• John Lewis

• Rosa Parks