Question

According to the presentation, which of the following statements about Rosa Parks is true? a) Rosa Parks held elected office b) Rosa Parks changed America and the world with her small act of courage. c) Rosa Parks was rich. d) Rosa Parks did not challenge her arrest.

Answer 1

Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat and subsequent arrest sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott and played a crucial role in the civil rights movement, making statement b) the true one.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the presentation, the statement about Rosa Parks that is true is: b) Rosa Parks changed America and the world with her small act of courage. On December 1, 1955, Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man, challenging racial segregation laws. Her arrest prompted the Montgomery Bus Boycott, led by prominent figures such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Jo Ann Robinson, and E.D. Nixon. This boycott became a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement and had a significant impact on the fight for racial equality both in America and around the globe.

Answer 2

B. Rosa parks stayed in her seat and didn’t give it up. She changed the world.