Montgomery Bus Boycott
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr.
100

Which part of the bus was reserved for colored people?

The black people should sit in the back.

100

What was Malcolm X’s nickname?

Detroit red

100

Which price was martin Luther king awarded?

Nobel peace price

200

What was Rosa parks fined with when she refused to vacate her seat?

she was arrested and fined 10 dollars + 4 dollars in court fees

200

What did he go to jail for?

Larceny/stealing

200

How many people marched in Washington DC?

250.000 mixed raced

300

How many procent of the black people followed the boycott?


Over 95%

300

How long was Malcom x in prison

6 years

300

What kind of protest did Martin Luther King want?

A peaceful and nonviolent protest

400

What was the shot name of the group who wanted to end segregation on buses?

the National Association for the Advancement of Colorered People (NAACP)

    

400

Why did Malcolm adopt the letter X after his name?


To represent his rejection of his “slave” name

400

When was Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated?


1968

500

What did the colored people use as transportation instead of the busses during the montgomery bus boycott?

Car pools, Black taxi owners made their cars available and Leaflets were handed out

500

How much did the nation of Islam grow?


400 – 40,000 members

500

What did Martin Luther King fight for?


civil and economic equal rights for everybody

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