Question

From "Rosa Parks: Hero for Civil Rights" Rosa Parks, an African American woman, is best known for being arrested when she refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man. Which represents the restated main idea of this excerpt?

a. During the 1950s, there were a number of unjust laws targeting the African American community.
b. Rosa Parks’s act of courage made life better for many people.
c. Rosa Parks was a famous African American woman.
d. There were many heroes of the civil rights movement, of which Rosa Parks was one.

Answer 1

Rosa Parks's act of courage made life better for many people.

Step-by-step explanation:

The restated main idea of this excerpt is that Rosa Parks’s act of courage made life better for many people. Her refusal to give up her seat on a bus to a white man sparked action and led to the Montgomery bus boycott, which eventually resulted in a Supreme Court decision declaring segregation on buses to be unconstitutional.