Rosa Parks and the Civil Rights Movement
This worksheet explores the life and impact of Rosa Parks and her role in the American Civil Rights Movement.
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Rosa Parks and the Civil Rights Movement
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Rosa Parks was an American activist in the Civil Rights Movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The United States Congress has honored her as 'the first lady of civil rights' and 'the mother of the freedom movement.'
1. In what city did Rosa Parks refuse to give up her seat on a bus?
Atlanta, Georgia
Montgomery, Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama
Jackson, Mississippi
2. What was the primary goal of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
To protest bus fares
To end segregation on public transportation
To demand better working conditions for bus drivers
To advocate for women's suffrage
3. Rosa Parks was arrested on , 1955, for refusing to give up her seat.
4. The Montgomery Bus Boycott lasted for days.
5. Rosa Parks was the first person to challenge bus segregation in Montgomery.
True
False
6. The Supreme Court ruled that bus segregation was unconstitutional.
True
False
7. Explain the significance of Rosa Parks' actions in the context of the wider Civil Rights Movement.