Claudette Colvin Explains Her Role in the Civil Rights Movement

Where did Claudette grow up?

• Victorville, California

• Montgomery, Alabama

• Birmingham, Alabama

• Detroit, Michigan

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At what age was Claudette arrested?

• 15

• 18

• 16

• 13

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How many months after Claudette's arrest did Rosa Parks become well known?

• 5

• 9

• 7

• 12

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Which of the following were Claudette's heroes? Choose all that apply.

• Sojourner Truth

• Harriet Tubman

• Malcolm X

• WEB DuBois

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What problem did Claudette have when she got arrested?

• She didn't have anything to eat.

• She was tired.

• She had to walk to jail.

• She was taken to an adult jail.

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What kept Claudette in her seat?

• History

• Science

• Her dreams

• Her best friend.

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Colvin refused to give up her seat because she…

• was tired and didn’t want to move.

• didn’t think it was fair that she had to move.

• wanted to create the foundation for a revolution.

• knew that it would get people’s attention.

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Which of the following best describes the central idea of the text?

• While Claudette Colvin was one of the first woman to refuse to give up her seat on the bus, her young age also made her an unreliable activist in the movement.

• Claudette Colvin feared that she would get in further trouble for resisting racism, so she kept her brave actions a secret from most of her life.

• Claudette Colvin, like many women during the Civil Rights Movement, was denied recognition for her heroic actions because of her gender.

• Claudette Colvin challenged segregation on buses, but she didn’t become famous because civil rights groups didn’t think she was the right face for the movement.

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How did Colvin’s actions compare to Parks’ actions?

• Claudette Colvin’s actions were more violent in her refusal to give up her seat than Rosa Parks’ were.

• Claudette Colvin’s actions were as sign of active resistance, while Rosa Parks merely didn’t want to move after a long day.

• Claudette Colvin and Rosa Parks both challenged segregation, but Rosa Parks’ resistance was used as a symbol for a movement.

• Claudette Colvin and Rosa Parks did not intend to start revolutions when they decided not to give up their seats on the bus.

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"initial" means................

• the official power to make legal decisions and judgements.

• existing or occurring at the beginning

• for or relating to young people

• have a strong effect on someone or something

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