2.3 Montgomery Bus Boycott and impacts Flashcards
Rosa Parks Civil Rights Activist
Buses were segregated
she refused to move out of her seat and was arrested
Causes of Boycott
Rosa Parks
Emmett Till
Success of 1 day boycott
Events of boycott
Huge mass meeting to continue boycott
car pooling system
boycott continues for a year
civil rights movement pushing for a change at national level
Effects of boycott
desegregation of buses
white segregationists react violently
Montgomery improvement association MIA
MLK as leader
continued boycott
demanded desegregation and black drivers
Why was boycott successful (MIA)
Car pooling system
Why was boycott successful (Churches)
Most black people went to church
churches bought cars
churches provided meeting area
Reactions to boycott
Drivers of car pooling cars arrested for minor inconveniences
Laws used to prevent crowds gathering used to arrest people waiting for cars
MLK’s house bombed
Desegregation of buses (Browder V Gayle)
NAACP challenged segregation laws in supreme court
argued that segregation of buses was violation of 14th amendment (equal protection)
Positive significance of Montgomery Bus Boycott
Desegregation of Buses
other places began to integrate
provided example of protest that worked
demonstrated effectiveness of non-violence
brought more attention to MLK
negative significance of Montgomery Bus Boycott
Other facilities remained segregated for years
Increase in violence towards black people
Wave of bombings and snipers in Montgomery
