Vocabulary
abstain from buying or using
boycott
President of the MIA
Martin Luther King Jr.
Which amendment did bus segregation violate?
14th Amendment
What year was Claudette arrested?
1955
How did Claudette get off the bus the day she was arrested?
She was dragged by police officers
think or worry very much about something
agonize
Distributed flyers to announce the bus boycott
Jo Ann Robinson
Which court case obliterated the "separate but equal" doctrine?
Brown v. Board of Education
How old was Rosa when she was arrested?
Late 40s
Where was Claudette taken after she was handcuffed in the police car?
not important
trivial
Leader of the Montgomery NAACP and helped begin the bus boycott
E. D. Nixon
Which court case established the "separate but equal" doctrine?
Plessy v. Ferguson
How many months after Claudette was arrested did Rosa make her stand against injustice?
9 months
What did Claudette say when the bus driver insisted that she give up her seat on the bus?
It's my constitutional right!
the act of using force to control someone or something
repression
Arrested at age 16 for raping a white housewife
Jeremiah Reeves
Which court case was the second front in the fight against segregation?
Browder v. Gayle
What year did Claudette return to Booker T. Washington High School to speak?
2005
What was the turning point in Claudette's life?
Jeremiah Reeve's arrest
ability of a person to make choices
agency
The mayor of Montgomery
W. A. "Tacky" Gayle
Which judge ruled in favor of the defendants in Browder v. Gayle?
Judge Lynne
How many days did the bus boycott last?
381
100 black leaders, ministers, and car-pool drivers were arrested during the bus boycott for violating what obscure law?
A law banning boycotts without just or legal cause