Standing Up For Freedom: The Story of Rosa Parks

The video explores the history of segregation and the civil rights movement, focusing on Rosa Parks' pivotal role. It covers the background of slavery, the Jim Crow laws, and the challenges faced by African Americans. Rosa Parks' courageous act of defiance on a Montgomery bus sparked the bus boycott, leading to significant legal changes and the eventual end of segregation in public places.

What was the main purpose of segregation laws in America?

• To encourage cultural exchange

• To keep Black and white people apart

• To promote equality among all races

• To improve public transportation

What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

• A law that started the Civil War

• A document that freed all enslaved people

• A treaty with the Confederate States

• A document that ended the Civil War

What were Jim Crow laws designed to do?

• Promote racial harmony

• End discrimination

• Keep Black and white people apart

• Integrate schools

What organization did Rosa Parks join to fight against segregation?

• The Civil Rights Movement

• The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

• The Freedom Riders

• The Southern Christian Leadership Conference

What significant event occurred on December 1, 1955, involving Rosa Parks?

• She became the first African American to vote

• She refused to give up her bus seat to a white person

• She led a march in Washington, D.C.

• She was elected to public office

What was the outcome of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Segregated buses were declared unconstitutional

• Rosa Parks was not arrested

• The boycott was unsuccessful

• Segregation on buses continued

Who was a prominent leader during the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Malcolm X

• Booker T. Washington

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Frederick Douglass

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 achieve?

• It made segregation illegal in all public places

• It legalized segregation

• It only applied to schools

• It was a temporary measure

What was Rosa Parks' role in the Civil Rights Movement?

• She was a famous singer

• Her refusal to give up her bus seat sparked protests

• She was a political leader

• She was a Supreme Court judge

What was the significance of the Supreme Court's decision regarding Rosa Parks' case?

• It only applied to schools

• It declared bus segregation unconstitutional

• It upheld segregation laws

• It had no impact on segregation