1.3 Montgomergy Bus Boycott And Its Impact Flashcards
When does Rosa Parks get on the bus?
December 1955
What did Rosa Parks do on the bus
- sat in the first row of “coloured”seats
- white man was standing so she was asked to move, she refused and was arrested
How long did the Bus Boycott last for?
365 days
What three things actually caused the bus Boycott?
- women’s political council had warned the mayor of Montgomery that there would be a boycott if people kept getting arrested for not giving up their seats-Rosa Parks was the last straw
- Rosa Parks was well respected in the black community
- Rosa Parks was a secretary of the NAACP in Montgomery and new how to respond in a non-violent way
Describe what happened in the Boycott?
8th December-MIA meet wirh the Bus company to discuss changes
-no changes made, MIA continue Boycott
300 cars when it began on the 12 of December -MIA set up a car pool system of lifts which help black people get to work
What was done to try and stop the boycott(3 things)
- bombing of churches and King’s house
- WCC membership rose
- MIA arrests-draw sympathy when King is trialed in Feb 1956
When do the NACCP bring a court case against Montgomery buses? And what is the name of the case
Feb 1956- Browder Vs Gayle case
What is the 2 outcomes of the Browder V Gayle case?
- court demands desegregation of buses
- MIA stop the Boycott on the 20th December
What is the signifiance of the Boycott?
King’s popularity grows
What is the importance of the boycott?(5 things)
- showed black people could organise mass resistance
- brought MLK to spotlight
- showed the importance of publicity
- continued bombing of houses
- MLK sets up SLCL to co-ordinate church based protests
When does the supreme court demand busses to desegregate?
June 1956
What is the MIA and why was it set up
Montgomery improvement association
-aimed to improve the lives of black people in montgomery and to continue the bus boycott
