Part a: which statement identifies the central idea of the text? a rosa park's decision to remain seated was the beginning of a movement of peaceful protests in the south. b the boycotts inspired by rosa parks remained contained in montgomery. c martin luther king jr. is ultimately responsible for the beginning of the civil rights movement. d rosa parks did not intend to make a political or social statement when she refused to give up her seat on the bus.

answer: i looked it up

explanation: in 1955 in montgomery, alabama, a girl refused to give up her seat on a public bus. the girl was black, and the passenger looking to take her seat was white. this is a familiar tale, but it's not about rosa parks. the girl in the story is a 15-year-old high school student named claudette colvin, and this act of defiance occurred nine months before rosa parks did the same thing. colvin was arrested, and her case is what led to the u.s. supreme court's order for the desegregation of alabama's bus system. so, why don't we know colvin's name? "later i had a child born out of wedlock; i became pregnant when i was 16," colvin says. "and i didn't fit the image either, of, you know, someone they would want to show off.

(d). gave voting rights to free african americans and white women.

the answer is a, took the test and got it right. goodluck