Ms. Parks Gets Arrested

What event in Montgomery, Alabama, led to historic action in the 1950s?

• The election of a new mayor

• The opening of a new school

• The boycott of public transportation

• The construction of a new highway

Who was arrested in March 1955 for refusing to give up her seat on a bus?

• Rosa Parks

• Mary Louise Smith

• Claudette Colvin

• Jo Ann Robinson

What organization was Rosa Parks a member of?

• NAACP

• MIA

• Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters

• Women's Political Council

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

• E.D. Nixon

• Fred Gray

• Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

• Rufus D. Lewis

What did Robinson have printed and ready to distribute?

• Flyers for a concert

• More than 30,000 leaflets

• Tickets for a bus ride

• Invitations to a meeting

How long did Montgomery's black citizens boycott the city's buses?

• One month

• Six months

• More than a year

• Two years

What did the black community do in response to the call to stay off buses?

• They ignored the call

• They continued to ride the buses

• They listened and the buses were empty

• They protested at the bus stations

What was the name of the case that challenged the constitutionality of segregation?

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Browder v. Gayle

• Loving v. Virginia

What did the success of the boycott reveal?

• The power of violent protest

• The power of peaceful protest

• The need for more buses

• The importance of new laws

Who was the president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters involved in the boycott?

• E.D. Nixon

• Rufus D. Lewis

• Jo Ann Robinson

• Fred Gray