Civil Rights MBB
- Created by: G-Ham
- Created on: 16-03-20 09:55
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- Montgomery Bus Boycott - 1955
- Causes of the Boycott
- Long-term:
- - Women's Political Council in Montgomery had focused on bus discrimination since 1950
- Short-term:
- - Dec 1, '55 - Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat t white person on bus in a 'black area'
- Long-term:
- Events:
- Dec 5, '55 - Civil rights activists in Montg met to discuss a boycott of the city buses
- they formed the Montgomery Improvement Association + elected MLK
- Dec 8, '55 - MIA met bus company officials, who refused to change segregation, MIA decides to continue boycott
- - MIA held meetings with church groups to plan car sharing
- Dec 12, '55 - first car pools began and grew to involve 300 cars
- - MIA negotiated reduced cab fares with black drivers to enable boycotters to travel by taxi
- Jan 30, '56 - MLK's home was bombed as opposition to boycotts grew
- King responded with a peaceful protest
- - The violence in response to the peaceful protests increased media coverage of the boycott - these were largely sympathetic to the cause
- Jan 30, '56 - MLK's home was bombed as opposition to boycotts grew
- - MIA negotiated reduced cab fares with black drivers to enable boycotters to travel by taxi
- Dec 5, '55 - Civil rights activists in Montg met to discuss a boycott of the city buses
- Significance of Parks
- was a married, middle aged woman - it was difficult ot criticise her on her behaviour
- Importance of the Boycott
- MLK + SCLC
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference
- Led by MLK set up in Jan '57
- members campaigned against segregation used non-violent direct action
- they secured black and white membership
- members campaigned against segregation used non-violent direct action
- Led by MLK set up in Jan '57
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference
- MLK + SCLC
- Causes of the Boycott
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