The Civil Rights Movement- The Montgomery Bus Boycott

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In which state is Montgomery situated in?
Alabama
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What was significant about the buses?
Blacks and whites had to sit in separate zones
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Who was the name of the black woman who wouldn't give up her seat for a white person?
Rosa Parks
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What did Rosa Parks do that gained a lot of media attention?
Wouldn't give up her bus seat
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What happened to Rosa Parks
She was arrested
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Which civil rights group was Parks an activist in?
NAACP
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What did civil rights activists do in a protest?
Boycotted public transport
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What was so significant about the protest?
Showed power of African Americans
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What was declared by the Supreme Court in 1956?
That the Montgomery Bus laws were illegal
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