Rosa Parks and the Civil Rights Movement

The video explores Montgomery, Alabama, highlighting its significance in the civil rights movement. It covers Rosa Parks' pivotal role in challenging bus segregation, leading to the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The video also visits the Rosa Parks Museum and Martin Luther King's church, emphasizing their historical importance. Rosa Parks' legacy and her recognition by the U.S. Congress are also discussed.

What is Montgomery, Alabama, known for in the context of the Civil Rights Movement?

• The site of the first integrated school

• The birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement

• The location of the first sit-in protest

• The city where the Civil Rights Act was signed

What action did Rosa Parks take that led to her arrest in 1955?

• She led a protest march

• She refused to give up her seat in the colored section

• She sat in the white section of the bus

• She spoke at a civil rights rally

What previous encounter did Rosa Parks have with the bus driver in 1943?

• She was praised for her courage

• She was fined for sitting in the wrong section

• She was told to enter through the back door and then left behind

• She was asked to leave the bus for not paying

Who led the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Rosa Parks

• Thurgood Marshall

• Malcolm X

• Martin Luther King Jr.

What was the outcome of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Buses remained segregated

• Buses were desegregated following a Supreme Court ruling

• The boycott lasted only a month

• The boycott was unsuccessful

What year did the U.S. Supreme Court rule against bus segregation?

• 1954

• 1956

• 1957

• 1955

What significant honor was given to Rosa Parks by the United States Congress?

• A commemorative coin

• A national holiday in her name

• A statue in the Capitol

• Being the first woman to lie in state in the U.S. House

Where did Rosa Parks move after leaving Montgomery?

• New York City, New York

• Atlanta, Georgia

• Detroit, Michigan

• Chicago, Illinois

What role did Martin Luther King Jr. have in Montgomery?

• He was a school principal

• He was a young minister and civil rights leader

• He was a congressman

• He was the mayor

What was the significance of the church visited at the end of the tour?

• It was the first integrated church in Montgomery

• It was Martin Luther King Jr.'s church

• It was where Rosa Parks was arrested

• It was the site of the first civil rights rally