Claudette Colvin: Twice Towards Justice, Chapters 3-5

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Claudette’s interactions with Rosa Parks can be described as:

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Supportive and influential.

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Why did Claudette feel this way about her school and segregation?

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Because she believed segregation kept her from getting a good education.

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The attempt to gain justice for Claudette’s arrest was who’s political debut?

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Martin Luther King Jr.

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Which vocabulary word is defined as 'to change'?

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Transform.

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According to Claudette, the way to be popular at Booker T. Washington High School was to:

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Have light skin and straight hair.

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What was the significance of Claudette Colvin's arrest?

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It was a catalyst for the civil rights movement and highlighted the injustices of segregation.

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Who was E.D. Nixon in relation to Claudette's story?

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He was a civil rights leader who played a key role in her case.

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What does the term 'segregation' mean?

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The enforced separation of different racial groups in a country, community, or establishment.

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What role did Jo Ann Robinson play in Claudette's story?

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She was an activist who helped organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

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What does 'hypocrisy' mean in the context of civil rights?

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The practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform.