Rosa Parks and the Civil Rights Movement

Rosa Parks and the Civil Rights Movement

Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Some questions may require you to recall information about Rosa Parks and the Civil Rights Movement.

Rosa Parks in 1997:

1. What city was Rosa Parks in when she refused to give up her seat on the bus?

2. What year did Rosa Parks refuse to give up her seat?

1. Rosa Parks is often called the "Mother of the   Movement."

2. Her actions sparked the Montgomery Bus  .

3. The laws that enforced segregation were known as   laws.

1. Rosa Parks was the first person to protest segregation on a bus.

2. The Montgomery Bus Boycott lasted for over a year.

1. In your own words, explain why Rosa Parks' actions were so important to the Civil Rights Movement.