Rosa Parks: Chapters 7-9
Vocabulary in Context - Define each term as it is used in the context of the book.
1.) Secede: to leave an organization formally "Shore's attorney had stated to the jury, 'If you rule against Shore, then let South Carolina secede again.' " (p. 94)
2.) Repudiate: deny to be associated with "They took out ads in the papers repudiating their women." (p. 96)
3.) Repercussion: an unwanted result "I felt that I could express myself honestly without repercussions or antagonistic attitudes from other people." (p. 107)
4.) Indignant: feeling of anger "Over the years she'd had her share of run-ins with bus drivers, but at first she couldn't get other women in the Council to get indignant." (p. 110)
5.) Gall: to annoy or anger someone "What galled her, and many more of us, was that blacks were over sixty-six percent of the riders." (p. 110)
6.) Consent: permission from someone for something to happen "I was getting an NAACP workshop together for the 3rd and 4th of December, and I was trying to get the consent of Mr. H. Council Trenholm at Alabama State to have the Saturday meeting at the college." (p. 113)
7.) Neglect: "fail to care for" Wikipedia definition
8.) Agitator: someone who tries to get other people to protest "That's what the whites liked to do, say that any trouble was caused by outside agitators." (p. 135)
9.) Oppression: cruel treatment "We are here this evening to say to those who have mistreated us so long that we are tired-tired of being segregated and humiliated; tired of being kicked about of brutal feet of oppression." (p. 138)
10.) Courteous: polite "There were three demands: 1) Courteous treatment on buses; 2) First come, first served seating, with whites in the front and blacks in the back; 3) Hiring of black drivers for the black bus routes." (p. 140)
Comprehension Questions - Answer all questions using complete sentences. You do NOT need to provide quotes.
1.) How did the Highlander School affect Rosa's life?
The Highlander School effected Rosa's life because everybody treated everybody equally, the white people made food for everyone to eat, and everybody went to school together and lived together without violence or segregation.
2.) Why did so few African-American lawyers come to work in the South?
There were few African American lawyers that come to work in the south because people were scared they could get killed, beaten, and arrested. The only two African American lawyers were Charles Langford and Fred Gray.
3.) What impact did Brown vs. Board of Education decision have on the country?
The impact Brown vs. Board of Education decision had on the country was for African Americans to go to school with Caucasians. This also helped what type of school they could go to because the government built white schools but black people built own schools. for black people to go with white people to school together. From 1951-1954 the decision was being decided by Supreme Court and was finally won when Thurgood Marshall passed the law.
4.) How did Rosa's experience with the bus driver 12 years earlier impact her on December 1, 1955?
The experience with the bus driver 12 years earlier impacted her on December 1, 1955 because if she saw the bus driver was the one who put her off the bus she would've never gotten on the bus.
5.) Why does Rosa include the story about the woman who was in the cell with her when she explains her experience being arrested?
Rosa includes the story about the woman who was in jail with her because she wanted the readers to know why she was arrested.
6.) Describe one purpose for including descriptions of violence in Chapter 7: "White Violence Gets Worse".
One purpose of including descriptions of white violence was they treated black soldiers worse than before because the black soldier thought they should be treated with respect because they served in the army. 7.) Why does Rosa choose to name Chapter 9, "They've Messed with the Wrong One Now"?
Rosa chose the name "They've Messed with the Wrong One Now" because Mary Frances "They've messed with the wrong one now." She said this because Rosa has no police record so she isn't guilty of anything except being born black.
8.) What impact did Rosa refusing to give up her seat on the bus have on the African-American community in Montgomery?
The impact of Rosa not giving up her seat have on the African American community in Montgomery was it started the bus boycott and this was the first time the black community in Montgomery had come together to protest against segregation on buses.
9.) Why did the author use the photo of African-Americans sitting at the back of the bus on page 114? How does it support the main idea of the text?
The author chose the photo of the African Americans sitting in the back of the bus because the author wanted to show the separation between blacks and whites because of white power.
10.) Why did Rosa's lawyers not defend her to the court?
Rosa's lawyers did not defend her because they wanted to make this a test case so they could get the case to a higher court so they could change the segregation laws in all 50 states.
1.) Secede: to leave an organization formally "Shore's attorney had stated to the jury, 'If you rule against Shore, then let South Carolina secede again.' " (p. 94)
2.) Repudiate: deny to be associated with "They took out ads in the papers repudiating their women." (p. 96)
3.) Repercussion: an unwanted result "I felt that I could express myself honestly without repercussions or antagonistic attitudes from other people." (p. 107)
4.) Indignant: feeling of anger "Over the years she'd had her share of run-ins with bus drivers, but at first she couldn't get other women in the Council to get indignant." (p. 110)
5.) Gall: to annoy or anger someone "What galled her, and many more of us, was that blacks were over sixty-six percent of the riders." (p. 110)
6.) Consent: permission from someone for something to happen "I was getting an NAACP workshop together for the 3rd and 4th of December, and I was trying to get the consent of Mr. H. Council Trenholm at Alabama State to have the Saturday meeting at the college." (p. 113)
7.) Neglect: "fail to care for" Wikipedia definition
8.) Agitator: someone who tries to get other people to protest "That's what the whites liked to do, say that any trouble was caused by outside agitators." (p. 135)
9.) Oppression: cruel treatment "We are here this evening to say to those who have mistreated us so long that we are tired-tired of being segregated and humiliated; tired of being kicked about of brutal feet of oppression." (p. 138)
10.) Courteous: polite "There were three demands: 1) Courteous treatment on buses; 2) First come, first served seating, with whites in the front and blacks in the back; 3) Hiring of black drivers for the black bus routes." (p. 140)
Comprehension Questions - Answer all questions using complete sentences. You do NOT need to provide quotes.
1.) How did the Highlander School affect Rosa's life?
The Highlander School effected Rosa's life because everybody treated everybody equally, the white people made food for everyone to eat, and everybody went to school together and lived together without violence or segregation.
2.) Why did so few African-American lawyers come to work in the South?
There were few African American lawyers that come to work in the south because people were scared they could get killed, beaten, and arrested. The only two African American lawyers were Charles Langford and Fred Gray.
3.) What impact did Brown vs. Board of Education decision have on the country?
The impact Brown vs. Board of Education decision had on the country was for African Americans to go to school with Caucasians. This also helped what type of school they could go to because the government built white schools but black people built own schools. for black people to go with white people to school together. From 1951-1954 the decision was being decided by Supreme Court and was finally won when Thurgood Marshall passed the law.
4.) How did Rosa's experience with the bus driver 12 years earlier impact her on December 1, 1955?
The experience with the bus driver 12 years earlier impacted her on December 1, 1955 because if she saw the bus driver was the one who put her off the bus she would've never gotten on the bus.
5.) Why does Rosa include the story about the woman who was in the cell with her when she explains her experience being arrested?
Rosa includes the story about the woman who was in jail with her because she wanted the readers to know why she was arrested.
6.) Describe one purpose for including descriptions of violence in Chapter 7: "White Violence Gets Worse".
One purpose of including descriptions of white violence was they treated black soldiers worse than before because the black soldier thought they should be treated with respect because they served in the army. 7.) Why does Rosa choose to name Chapter 9, "They've Messed with the Wrong One Now"?
Rosa chose the name "They've Messed with the Wrong One Now" because Mary Frances "They've messed with the wrong one now." She said this because Rosa has no police record so she isn't guilty of anything except being born black.
8.) What impact did Rosa refusing to give up her seat on the bus have on the African-American community in Montgomery?
The impact of Rosa not giving up her seat have on the African American community in Montgomery was it started the bus boycott and this was the first time the black community in Montgomery had come together to protest against segregation on buses.
9.) Why did the author use the photo of African-Americans sitting at the back of the bus on page 114? How does it support the main idea of the text?
The author chose the photo of the African Americans sitting in the back of the bus because the author wanted to show the separation between blacks and whites because of white power.
10.) Why did Rosa's lawyers not defend her to the court?
Rosa's lawyers did not defend her because they wanted to make this a test case so they could get the case to a higher court so they could change the segregation laws in all 50 states.