Claudette Colvin Review Game

Who was the first person to refuse to give up her seat on a bus in Alabama?

• Harriet Tubman

• Sojourner Truth

• Claudette Colvin

• Rosa Parks

What inspired Claudette Colvin's actions?

• The Civil Rights Movement

• The oppression experienced under Jim Crow laws

• The Montgomery bus boycott

• The study of black leaders in school

How did leaders of the Civil Rights Movement respond to Claudette Colvin's actions?

• They encouraged her to continue her activism

• They supported her and made her a symbol of the movement

• They ignored her actions and focused on Rosa Parks

• They shunned her and felt she was an inappropriate symbol

What court case successfully overturned bus segregation laws in Montgomery and Alabama?

• Colvin v. Montgomery

• Parks v. Colvin

• Browder v. Gayle

• King v. Bus System

Why is Claudette Colvin not as well-known as Rosa Parks?

• She did not have the right hair and look

• She was not an adult at the time of her actions

• She did not receive support from black organizations

• She did not challenge the law in court

Who was the secretary of the NAACP during the Civil Rights Movement?

• Claudette Colvin

• Harriet Tubman

• Sojourner Truth

• Rosa Parks

What did Claudette Colvin study in school that inspired her activism?

• Civil rights leaders and women's rights activists

• The Montgomery bus system and its discrimination

• Jim Crow segregation laws and their injustices

• Black history and the Underground Railroad

Why did civil rights leaders feel Claudette Colvin was an inappropriate symbol for a test case?

• She was too young and unreliable

• She did not receive support from black organizations

• She did not have the right hair and look

• She did not challenge the law in court

What did Claudette Colvin do after her arrest?

• She wrote a book about her experiences

• She experienced difficulties and became pregnant

• She moved to New York City

• She became a civil rights leader

According to the historian David Garrow, what had black civic leaders been thinking about for years?

• What to do about the Montgomery buses

• How to challenge bus segregation laws

• How to support Claudette Colvin

• How to promote the Civil Rights Movement