6th Period - Be the Expert: The Freedom Walkers Project

When Was Claudette Colvin Arrested For Refusing To Leave A Public Bus?

• March 2, 1955

• May 7, 1972

• February 29, 1948

• April 15, 1960

In What Group Was Claudette Colvin Apart Of The Youth Council?

• FBI

• UNICEF

• BLM

• NAACP

How Old Was Claudette Colvin When She Was Arrested?

• 20

• 15

• 18

• 16

What organization was Rosa a secretary for?

• Her local church

• NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)

• Humane Society

Why was the bus driver so significant to Rosa on the day she got arrested?

• He had mutual friends with Rosa’s family.

• He was family members with another white passenger on the bus.

• He kicked her off of a bus prior to this day.

Rosa said she was, “Tired of giving in.” She most likely meant that she was…

• Tired of having to always do what the whites told her, even though it wasn’t right

• Physically tired from her day at work

• Tired from family/friends issues in her life