Rosa
Emmett
Jim Crow laws
100

What was Rosas last name?

Her last name was Parks.

100

What was Emmetts last name?

His last name was Till.

100

Who was Jim Crow?

A character in a theater.

200

How old was she when the episode in the bus happened?


She was 42 years old.

200

How did Emmett die?

He was drowned.

200

Where were most of the Jim Crow laws?

In the Southern states.

300

Which date and year did the episode in the bus happen?

It happened December, 1. 1955

300

What did he do, that got him killed?

He whistled at a lady.

300

From where did schools for black students get their books etc?

They got used books etc. from white schools.

400

How long was she in jail after the bus episode?

24 hours.

400

What was the names of the men who killed Emmett?

Roy Briant and J.W Milam.

400

Where did the laws hang?

In buses, trains etc.

500

In which month did Rosa die? (Fall)

She died in October.

500

Where did Emmett live and where did he die?

He lived in Chicago and died in Mississippi.

500

From when to when was the Jim Crow laws?

From 1877-1954.

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