Characters
Who was Fred Gray?
Claudette's Lawyer
what were the laws kept whites in power and black disadvantaged?
Jim Crow laws
What saying did Claudette repeat when she was being arrested?
"It's my constitutional right!"
"Riding the bus was like have a sore tooth that never quit aching."
Simile
Where did Claudette grow up?
Montgomery, Alabama
Why did Rosa Parks' arrest spark such a huge reaction? (unlike Claudette's)
She was a well-known, respected leader in the black community.
What was the main job of Montgomery bus drivers? (OTHER THAN driving the bus!)
Enforce segregation laws
What were Claudette's original charges?
Assaulting a police office, breaking the segregation law, and disturbing the peace
"Doubts crept in. A swarm of adjectives began to buzz around Claudette Colvin"
Personification. It gives human qualities to doubts and adjectives.
How old was Claudette when she got arrested?
15
Why was Jeremiah Reeves arrested?
What did Brown V.S Board of Education accomplish?
court case that unanimously ruled racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional
Why was it a disappointment when two of Claudette's charges were dropped?
She was no longer charged with breaking the segregation law, so Fred Gray could not appeal her case to fight for civil rights.
"At the movies, we have to sit in the balcony, a million miles from the screen"
Hyperbole- an exaggeration
Where was Claudette taken after her arrest?
the Women's Penitentiary... a jail for adults.
Name two African Americans who got arrested on the city bus.
Rosa Parks, Claudette Colvin, Edwina and Marshall Johnson, Epsie Worthy, Hilliard Brooks, Aurelia Browder, Susie McDonald, Mary Louise Smith
What did Loving V. Virginia accomplish?
You could marry anyone regardless of their race (interracial marriage!)
What was one difference between what ACTUALLY happened when Claudette was arrested and the police report?
The police report said she kicked, hit, punched, screatched officers while shouting profanity and resisting arrest.
None of that happened.
Metaphor- directly comparing her face to a beet
What year did Claudette get arrested?
1955
Who organized the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Local black leaders, primarily through the MIA (Montgomery Improvement Association) led by Martin Luther King Jr
What organization helped create an alternative transportation system?
MIA (Montgomery Improvement Association)
How did people react to Claudette's arrest at school?
A mixed reaction; some supported her, some were outraged
"The little girl was the apple of her daddy's eye"
Idiom
Raymond