montgomery bus boycott us history jay pritchett. historical question to what extent did the...
TRANSCRIPT
![Page 1: Montgomery Bus Boycott US History Jay Pritchett. Historical Question To what extent did the Montgomery Bus Boycott motivate the African Americans to demand](https://reader030.vdocuments.site/reader030/viewer/2022032701/56649c805503460f94937942/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
Montgomery Bus BoycottUS History Jay Pritchett
![Page 2: Montgomery Bus Boycott US History Jay Pritchett. Historical Question To what extent did the Montgomery Bus Boycott motivate the African Americans to demand](https://reader030.vdocuments.site/reader030/viewer/2022032701/56649c805503460f94937942/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
Historical Question
• To what extent did the Montgomery Bus Boycott motivate the African Americans to demand the end of segregation?
![Page 3: Montgomery Bus Boycott US History Jay Pritchett. Historical Question To what extent did the Montgomery Bus Boycott motivate the African Americans to demand](https://reader030.vdocuments.site/reader030/viewer/2022032701/56649c805503460f94937942/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
Historical Relevance• Rosa Parks defiance had sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott
and helped escalate the Civil Rights Movement.
![Page 4: Montgomery Bus Boycott US History Jay Pritchett. Historical Question To what extent did the Montgomery Bus Boycott motivate the African Americans to demand](https://reader030.vdocuments.site/reader030/viewer/2022032701/56649c805503460f94937942/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
Learning Objectives• Illustrate how the Montgomery Bus Boycotts showed the
power and influence of the African American community.
• Demonstrate how it changed the course of the Civil Rights movement.
![Page 5: Montgomery Bus Boycott US History Jay Pritchett. Historical Question To what extent did the Montgomery Bus Boycott motivate the African Americans to demand](https://reader030.vdocuments.site/reader030/viewer/2022032701/56649c805503460f94937942/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
Segregation • Definition – the enforced separation of different racial groups.
• First started when African Americans came over the Atlantic as slaves.
• During the 1950s – African Americans had to use public services such as schools expressly for Colored People.
![Page 6: Montgomery Bus Boycott US History Jay Pritchett. Historical Question To what extent did the Montgomery Bus Boycott motivate the African Americans to demand](https://reader030.vdocuments.site/reader030/viewer/2022032701/56649c805503460f94937942/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
Rosa Parks• Born on February 4, 1913 in
Tuskegee, Alabama to a carpenter and a teacher.
• As a child, her mother encouraged her to be active in the struggle for civil rights.
• She married a barber, Raymond Parks in 1932. Both were members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). She also served as the secretary of the Montgomery chapter.
http://0.tqn.com/d/womenshistory/1/0/N/n/2/Rosa-Parks-1988-ax.jpg
![Page 7: Montgomery Bus Boycott US History Jay Pritchett. Historical Question To what extent did the Montgomery Bus Boycott motivate the African Americans to demand](https://reader030.vdocuments.site/reader030/viewer/2022032701/56649c805503460f94937942/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
What REALLY happened on the bus• On December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks left
Montgomery Fair and got on the same bus as she did every night.
• She always sat in the “black section” of the bus.
• The bus became full and the driver instructed Rosa Parks to give up her seat.
• She refused to give it up and was arrested.
• Found guilty of violating the law and fined.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3faspGkKd7M/T0QU_4v9dSI/AAAAAAAAF5w/-Ms4Noi069M/s1600/RosaParksBusdiagram.jpg
![Page 8: Montgomery Bus Boycott US History Jay Pritchett. Historical Question To what extent did the Montgomery Bus Boycott motivate the African Americans to demand](https://reader030.vdocuments.site/reader030/viewer/2022032701/56649c805503460f94937942/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
Why Rosa Parks• Claudette Colvin, age 15, had
also refused to give up her seat 9 months ago on the same bus.
• The NAACP considered using her incident as test case but due to her pregnancy it was dropped.
• Parks had decided to approach the NAACP and volunteer to become a test case.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAparksR2.jpg
![Page 9: Montgomery Bus Boycott US History Jay Pritchett. Historical Question To what extent did the Montgomery Bus Boycott motivate the African Americans to demand](https://reader030.vdocuments.site/reader030/viewer/2022032701/56649c805503460f94937942/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
The Boycott• After Parks arrest Martin Luther King JR helped organize
protests against the bus segregation. • The boycott was originally only planned for the Monday after
Parks was arrested December 3.• A night mass was held that day to determine if the protest
should continue. Attendees enthusiastically agreed for it to continue.
• The boycott proved extremely effective and caused serious economic damage to the bus system.
• The boycott lasted for a year from December 3, 1955 to December 20, 1965.
• 17,000 African Americans walked to work, car pooled, cycled and even rode horses and donkeys to work for 13 months until the desegregation of buses.
![Page 10: Montgomery Bus Boycott US History Jay Pritchett. Historical Question To what extent did the Montgomery Bus Boycott motivate the African Americans to demand](https://reader030.vdocuments.site/reader030/viewer/2022032701/56649c805503460f94937942/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
Civil Rights Turning Point• It was the first time African Americans showed their unity in
their cause for Civil Rights.
• Bus companies were crippled financially because most of their riders were African Americans and most of those were women going to housekeeping jobs.
![Page 11: Montgomery Bus Boycott US History Jay Pritchett. Historical Question To what extent did the Montgomery Bus Boycott motivate the African Americans to demand](https://reader030.vdocuments.site/reader030/viewer/2022032701/56649c805503460f94937942/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
Conclusion• Illustrate how the Montgomery Bus Boycotts showed the
power and influence of the African American community.
• Demonstrate how it changed the course of the Civil Rights movement.
![Page 12: Montgomery Bus Boycott US History Jay Pritchett. Historical Question To what extent did the Montgomery Bus Boycott motivate the African Americans to demand](https://reader030.vdocuments.site/reader030/viewer/2022032701/56649c805503460f94937942/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
Works Cited
• Burns, Stewert. "Montgomery Bus Boycott." Encyclopedia of
Alabama. Auburn University, 9 June 2008. Web. 25 Mar. 2012.
• Cozzens, Lisa. "The Montgomery Bus Boycott." Civil Rights
Movement 1955-1965:. 29 June 1998. Web. 25 Mar. 2012.
• "Montgomery Bus Boycott." History Learning Site. Web. 25 Mar.
2012.
• "Rosa Parks." Academy of Achievement. Web. 25 Mar. 2012.
• "Rosa Parks: Biography." Spartacus Educational. Web. 10 May 2012.
• Wexler, Sanford. The Civil Rights Movement: An Eyewitness History.
New York, NY: Facts on File, 1993. Print.