Starter quiz
- Which organisation fought racial injustice in the courts?
- 'NAACP ' ✓
- Which organisation used non-violent direct action such as sit-ins to protest in the 1950s?
- 'CORE' ✓
- The ______ is an organisation that continued to protest against desegregation in the 1950s.
- 'KKK' ✓
- Which of the following statements correctly describe the impact of the events at Little Rock in 1957? Select all statements that are true.
- It set a precedent for challenging segregation at a federal level. ✓
- All four high schools in Little Rock closed for a year rather than desegregate. ✓
- All the high schools in Little Rock immediately desegregated.
- Many families moved away from desegregated school areas. ✓
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- A ______ is when you refuse to use a service as a form of protest.
- 'boycott' ✓
- In which year was Brown v Topeka?
- 1954 ✓
- 1957
- 1909
- 1942
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Exit quiz
- Match the words with their definitions. Write the correct letter in each box.
- boycott⇔when you refuse to use a service as a form of protest ✓
- carpool⇔when a group of people share a vehicle from from one place to another ✓
- direct action⇔use of protests to achieve a goal, rather than negotiation ✓
- Which of the following civil rights activists refused to give up their seat on a bus for a white man on December 1st 1955?
- Claudette Colvin
- Rosa Parks ✓
- Jo Ann Robinson
- E.D. Nixon
- Martin Luther King Jr
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- Which of the following civil rights organisations were involved in supporting the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
- CORE
- Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) ✓
- NAACP ✓
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- Which of the following civil rights activists became known as a leader and a motivating and charismatic speaker following the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
- Jo Ann Robinson
- E.D. Nixon
- Martin Luther King Jr ✓
- Claudette Colvin
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- Which of the following sentences accurately describes the resistance to the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
- Martin Luther King Jr’s home was bombed ✓
- many boycotters were fired from their jobs or arrested ✓
- carpools were often attacked by white Americans. ✓
- there was minimal resistance to the boycott
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- Which of the following sentences accurately describes the impact of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
- The Supreme Court ruled segregation on buses in Alabama to be unconstitutional. ✓
- It showed that non-violent direct action could successfully achieve its aims. ✓
- It contributed to the passing of the 1957 Civil Rights Act. ✓
- It showed that the government would support the civil rights movement. ✓
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Key learning points
- Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat for a white man.
- Black Americans came together to boycott the buses in Montgomery.
- Martin Luther King Jr became the leader of the Montgomery bus boycott.
- The boycott ended in the successful desegregation of buses in Montgomery.
- The boycott was one of the first successful mass non-violent protests.
Common misconception
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a successful, peaceful boycott that was carried out with minimal resistance.
The boycott was a peaceful means of protest, but continued despite huge resistance throughout Montgomery. Those who participated risked arrest, unemployed and sometimes their lives.
Keywords
Boycott - when you refuse to use a service as a form of protest it is known as a boycott
Carpool - a carpool is an arrangement where a group of people agree to share a vehicle from one place to another, usually as an alternative to public transport
Direct action - direct action is the use of demonstrations or protests to achieve a goal, rather than negotiation
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