Organizing to Demand Rights

Question 1

This photo shows a crowd waiting to go into a courtroom to face charges related to the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama.What does the size of the crowd facing arraignment suggest about the boycott?

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There was widespread participation in the protest against segregated buses.

Question 2

What do the headlines show about reaction to the boycott?

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It was sometimes violent.

Question 3

According to the last front page, fiftyfive hundred✔ five thousand people were at the first boycott meeting.

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✔ five thousand

Question 4

What did you include in your response? Check all that apply.

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The boycott ended segregation on Montgomery buses.; The boycott led to violence against African Americans in Montgomery.; The boycott showed African Americans that they had some support in the white community.; The boycott provided a sense of personal power to African Americans.; The boycott gave national attention to the civil rights movement.

Question 5

Martin Luther King was arrested. [___]

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4

Question 6

Which statement best describes Rosa Parks?She spent her whole life fighting to improve life in Alabama.She became involved in the civil rights movement by accident.She and her husband had long been active in the civil rights movement.

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She and her husband had long been active in the civil rights movement.

Question 7

Herbert and her husband spoke out against . When came about, Herbert sat at a lunch counter with several black customers.

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integration

Question 8

What led Bradford to challenge the segregated bus system?

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She was tired of being treated unfairly.

Question 9

123✔ 456

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✔ 4

Question 10

Which statement best describes Rosa Parks?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

She and her husband had long been active in the civil rights movement.

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