( C2 ) What caused the bus boycott Flashcards
when did the event concerning rosa parks take place
Rosa Parks refused to get up for the white man on 1st December 1955
where was Rosa Parks travelling
Rosa parks was travelling in Montgomery Mississippi
where was Rosa initially sitting and why was she asked to move
Rosa was sitting in the first row of the coloured section and was asked to get up for a white man as he didn’t have a seat
why did the entire row have to empty for the white man
as mixed raced rows were not allowed
what did the driver do when Rosa refused to get up for the white man
the driver called the police which resulted in Rosa’s arrest
which other movement was Rosa involved with
Rosa was involved with the Women’s Political Council who had been fighting discrimination on the buses since the 1950
what did the Women’s Political Party want to improve and why
the WPP wanted to improve the service for black women as they were routinely bullied by the white drivers
who and what did the WPP warn about
the WPP warned Mayor Gayle about a boycott if the services failed to improve
why was Rosa’s case picked to be the face of the boycott
Rosa’s case was chosen as she was highly respectable and was already involved with the civil rights through being secretary of the NAACP in Montgomery
when were African Americans called to boycott the buses
blacks were called to boycott the buses on the 5th December
what percent of bus passengers were black
up to 70% of bus passengers were black
what percent of blacks didn’t use the bus that day
90% of blacks didn’t use the bus that day
