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WorksheetsFreedom Walkers - Proud to be Arrested
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
By ______________________, the bus company announced it was on the verge of bankruptcy. Only ________ month(s) into the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
December, 1 month
January, 2 months
February, 3 months
March, 4 months
Mayor Gayle of Montgomery was upset with white women because...
they supported the bus boycott
they weren't using the Montgomery city buses
they were involved in protests outside the city hall
they were driving their black housekeepers and cooks to and from work
City commissioners and leaders of Montgomery were convinced that....
blacks wanted to ride buses
that the bus boycott leaders were tricking blacks into not riding the buses
that Jo Ann Robinson was the leader of "a group of Negro radicals"
more whites would eventually start riding buses
As a result of Police Commissioner Clyde Sellers ordering his men to crack down on car pool drivers, Jo Ann Robinson - "a stickler for obeying traffic rules - was given ______ tickets over a period of 2 months.
11
15
17
21
At first, Martin Luther King Jr took the threatening calls and letters in stride, dismissing them...
True
False
On January 26, 1956, Dr. King was arrested for speeding and put in jail for going 30 mph in a 25 mph zone. What happened as word of King's arrest spread?
supporters of Dr. King gathered and began rioting outside the city jail
supporters of Dr. King gathered outside the city jail
King was released after having to pay bail (money owed to court)
King was released without having to pay bail (money owed to court)
On January 31, 1956, someone threw a homemade bomb through the window of Martin Luther King Jr.'s house while his wife and 10-week-old daughter were home.
True
False
On February 21, 1956, 115 blacks were indicted (charged with having committed a serious crime) based on a state law that dealt with....
segregation laws
resisting arrest
prohibiting boycotts
protesting in public places
In response to the indictments, most boycotters didn't wait to be arrested by the sheriff's deputies. The first to turn himself in was...
E.D. Nixon
Booker T. Washington
Martin Luther King Jr.
Reverend Ralph Abernathy
The grand jury's decision to indict the 115 African Americans caused...
the black community to be in fear even more of being arrested
the Montgomery Improvement Association to settle with the buses
the black community to consider being arrested a badge of honor
problems with the Montgomery Bus Boycott
