5 Questions
What was Rosa Parks best known for?
Participating in the Montgomery bus boycott
In which year did Rosa Parks reject the bus driver's order in Montgomery, Alabama?
1955
What was the outcome of the federal Montgomery bus lawsuit Browder v. Gayle?
Bus segregation was ruled unconstitutional
What role did the NAACP believe Rosa Parks was best suited for?
Seeing through a court challenge after her arrest
What was the duration of the Montgomery bus boycott?
Over a year
Study Notes
Rosa Parks' Protest and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
- Rosa Parks is best known for refusing to give up her seat to a white person on a Montgomery, Alabama bus, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
- On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks rejected the bus driver's order to give up her seat, a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement.
- The federal Montgomery bus lawsuit, Browder v. Gayle, resulted in the U.S. District Court ruling that Montgomery and Alabama's segregation laws were unconstitutional, leading to the desegregation of Montgomery buses.
- The NAACP believed Rosa Parks was best suited for the role of a plaintiff in a test case to challenge Montgomery's segregation laws.
- The Montgomery bus boycott lasted for 381 days, from December 5, 1955, to December 20, 1956.
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