The Montgomery Bus Boycott

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1. When did Rosa Parks refuse to move out of her seat on the bus? December 1955 June 1955 January 1956 October 1955

2. What was the name of the bus driver who ordered Parks to give up her seat? A name he shares with a professional tennis player. Andy Roddick Jimmy Connors John McEnroe James Blake

3. In December 1943, Rosa Parks became an active member of which civil rights group? OAAU SCLC NAACP SNCC

4. Which specific event was supposed to be the main reason for Parks' refusal to give up her seat? The bus driver was rude to her as she got on the bus The murder of Emmett Till The Brown vs Board of Education decision The signing of the Southern Manifesto

5. What was the name of the local leader of the NAACP, who was one of the first to take action (in the form of the Montgomery Bus Boycott) in response to Parks' arrest? A. Phillip Randolph Stokely Carmichael E.D. Nixon Huey Newton

6. Another key player in the Montgomery Bus Boycott was Jo-Ann Robinon, leader of the WPC. But what did the WPC stand for? Women's Political Council Women's Progressional Charity White Protestant Christians Women's Peace Corps

7. A third big player in this event was Ralph Abernathy, a local minister. Which future civil rights leader did Abernathy suggest become involved in the Montgomery Bus Boycott? Elijah Muhammad Malcolm X Martin Luther King Jr Stokely Carmichael

8. The beginning of the Montgomery Bus Boycott led to the formation of which of these groups? OAAU Nation of Islam Black Panthers MIA

9. How long did the boycott last? 365 days 153 days 7 days 381 days

10. Where is the bus on which Parks refused to leave her seat kept? In the Henry Ford Museum National Museum of American History It was destroyed In the Montgomery Bus Station