Impact of civil rights Flashcards
When was the bus boycott
1955
Where did blac passengers have to sit
at the back of the bus
If their allocated seats were full, what did they have to do
stand
Who warned the Mayor of a bus boycott
Women’s political council (WPC)
Who was arrested for not giving up their seats
Mary Louise Smith - 18 year old Claudette Colvin- 15 year old who was pregnant and unmarried
Rejected by NAACP
Why was Rosa Parks arrested
refusing to give up her front seat for a white man
Who was informed to organise the bus boycott after Rosa Parks was arrested
Montgomery Improvement Association
Who was Rosa Parks
42 ear old NAACP member
What did the MIA do
organise meetings to publicise the arrest and boycott
organised taxis for those who couldn’t walk to work
How many were bus users and how many stopped using buses
75% used
90% stopped
How long did the boycott continue for
380 days
Who’s homes were fire bombed
King
NAACP leader E.D Nixon
What did the supreme court do
Rule bus segregation unconstitutional
What happened 3 days after bus desegragation
King’s home was fire bombed
snipers shot at black passeners in white seats- a black pregnant woman was shot in both legs
What was good about MLK
good communicator
got media attention
