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Mighty Times
Flash cards for the movie Mighty Times in Mr. Lion's Freshman History Class
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9th Grade
05/03/2011

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Term
This movie is about whose leagacy and the Montgomery boycott in what year?
Definition
-Rosa Parks
-1955
Term
In what year was the South almost entirely segregated?
Definition
1955
Term
What group was very active in the South at this time?
Definition
the KKK
Term
Who left Montgomery and never returned due to the injustices and threats?
Definition
Rosa's brother
Term
With whom was Rosa very active with?
Definition
the young black people of Montgomery
Term
Who was very influential in Rosa's life?
Definition
E.D. Nixon
Term
Who was one of Rosa's white friends that encouraged her to go to a retreat about civil rights?
Definition
Virginia Durr
Term
Where was this retreat located?
Definition
Tennessee
Term
What happened to Rosa when she refused to give up her seat?
Definition
She was arrested and put in jail
Term
Who posted bail for Rosa?
Definition
E.D. Nixon
Term
What decision is made after this happens?
Definition
the decision to boycott the Montgomery City bus line
Term
What church became the center of the boycott protests?
Definition
Trinity Lutheran Church
Term
When did the boycott start?
Definition
early December of 1955
Term
What crime was Rosa Parks found guilty off?
Definition
disturbing the peace
Term
At what church was the first massive rally held?
Definition
Hope Street Baptist Church
Term
Who was chosen to be the leader of the civil rights movement?
Definition
Martin Luther King Jr.
Term
Where did a huge rally of whites meet in reaction to the boycott?
Definition
the City Coloseum
Term
When was Rosa fired from her job?
Definition
1 month after the boycott began
Term
What was Rosa's job from which she was fired?
Definition
a seamstress
Term
What were the cars that churches purchased in order to transport blacks to and from work called?
Definition
Rolling Churches
Term
What buildings/houses were bombed?
Definition
E.D. Nixon, Rosa Park, and Martin Luther King Jr.'s houses along with churches that supported the civil rights movement
Term
Who continues to preach nonviolent protests?
Definition
Martin Luther King Jr.
Term
How long was the boycott?
Definition
381 days
Term
When did the boycott of the buses end?
Definition
late December 1956
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