Claudette Colvi

Claudette Colvin was..

• A well-known activist in the Civil Rights Movement. Many people know of her as the first woman to refuse to give up her seat.

• A well-known activist for the Women's Rights movement. She worked with Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

• The first woman to refuse to give up her bus seat at the age of 15. She did so 9 months before Rosa Parks.

• The first woman to walk with Martin Luther King Jr.

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.

Which of the following best describes Colvin after she was arrested?

• She felt satisfied for sending a message.

• She was confident that civil rights groups would help her.

• She felt brave and was not afraid of going to prison.

• She was afraid of being locked in prison.

Which of the following described why Colvin’s actions were considered particularly impressive?

• She was extremely young when she stood up for herself.

• She practiced nonviolence in her show of resistance.

• She was the first one to defy Jim Crow laws in the South.

• She testified in court to help end segregation in the South.

Colvin had difficult circumstances when she was imprisoned. Not only was she only 15 years old but she was also..

• Homeless

• Pregnant

• Sick

• Disabled

Why didn't the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People use Colvin's case to challenge segregation laws?

• Because of her gender.

• Because they thought she was too outspoken and white people would retaliate.

• Because she had lost her case.

• Because of her young age and her pregnancy.

What was the outcome of the 1956 case Browder v. Gayle?

• All segregation was deemed unconstitutional.

• Slavery was abolished.

• Black citizens gained all of their rights.

• Segregation of the Montgomery buses was deemed unconstitutional.

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

• While Claudette Colvin was one of the first women 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, although not widely recognized, greatly impacted the Civil Rights Movement as the first woman to refuse to give up her seat on the bus.