Rosa Parks Quiz

In which city did Rosa Parks grow up?

• Chicago

• Los Angeles

• Montgomery

• New York

What was the system of segregation laws called during Rosa Parks' childhood?

• Jim Crow

• Apartheid

• Discrimination

• Segregation

What did the Ku Klux Klan do in the black community during Rosa Parks' childhood?

• Supported civil rights

• Burned churches

• Organized protests

• Provided education

What did the white leaders of Montgomery do to try to stop the bus boycott?

• Ignored the boycott

• Supported the boycott

• Harassed carpool drivers

• Offered free bus rides

What year did the Supreme Court ruling make bus segregation illegal?

• 1964

• 1950

• 1956

• 1960

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 make illegal?

• Discrimination against Asians

• Discrimination against whites

• Discrimination against blacks

• Discrimination against Hispanics

What award did President Bill Clinton give to Rosa Parks in 1996?

• Nobel Peace Prize

• Presidential Medal of Freedom

• Congressional Gold Medal

• Pulitzer Prize

Where did Rosa Parks move to after the bus boycott?

• New York

• Chicago

• Detroit

• Los Angeles