Equality and Civil Rights · 1910 – 1960

Rosa Parks and the Bus Boycott

The story of how one woman's refusal to move changed civil rights in America.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why were the laws in Montgomery, Alabama unfair?
  2. 2How did the community support Rosa Parks?
  3. 3What happened as a result of the bus boycott?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

KS1: History - Significant individuals in the pastKS1: History - Events beyond living memory
Year: Year 2
Subject: History
Unit: Equality and Civil Rights
Period: 1910 – 1960

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