His Role as a Protest Organiser 1955-63 Flashcards
What was Kings job?
Pastor.
What was King a member of?
NAACP.
How was Edgar Nixon?
A civil rights leader and union organiser who played an important part in organising the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
What did Nixon do?
2nd December 1955 telephones King to discuss what to do next.
What did they decide to do?
A non-violent protest of some me sort. The protest began and they formed the Montgomery Improvement Association with King as its president.
What was the mission of the association?
To improve the general status of Montgomery, to improve race relations and to uplift the general tenor of the community.
What was King a target for?
White supremacists.
When did a bomb explode on his porch?
January 30th.
What did King begin campaigning to secure?
The right for blacks to vote.
What prevented blacks from voting?
Poll tax and literacy tests.
How did King support the SNCC?
They began a series of sit-in protests at restaurants, swimming pools and churches.
What did King support in 1961?
Freedom rides and later in the year, Albany Movements which were trying to end segregation in all public facilities.
What was the children’s crusade?
A new idea to involve younger protesters and gain much-needed media coverage. April 1963.
What did the children protests lead to?
Jails full of school-aged protesters.
What happened throughout the school year?
Protests in over 900 cities were being targeted for non-violent protests.
