Montgomery Bus Boycott Flashcards
what percentage of americas bus passengers were POC?
75%
name 4 bus segregation laws
- First 10 rows were reserved of whites only
- Passengers of colour could not sit on the same row as a white
- Passengers of colour had to stand if there were only enough seats for whites
- No drivers of colour were employed
describe rosa parks stand up until she was arrested
Rosa parks was finishing her tailors assistant job in Montgomery Alabama when she got on the bus. She was tired and had a long day at work. She sat behind the whites only section but the bus filled up fast and a white man did not have a seat. The row had to stand for the white man but everyone but Rosa did. Rosa was then arrested
Why did Rosa not give up her seat?
She said she was tired, not only of work but of the jim crow laws and being pushed around.
What happened while Rosa was in jail and what was her reaction?
Her husband was approached and asked if Rosa would be the focal point of a city wide bus boycott. At first Rosa was unsure but she eventually accepted.
What year did the bus boycott occur?
1955
How did people know about the bus boycott?
Churches for POC urged it’s members to boycott the busses.
Why was the bus boycott significant?
The majority of bus users were POC
What did the churches organise so people could still get around?
A mini-bus service
When did people decide to end the boycott? and which significant figure was at the meeting?
They decided to end the boycott when segregation on busses ended. MLK was at the meeting
As the boycott continued, what did whites do?
Whites became aggressive and started bombing churches for POC.
When did the supreme court rule segregation on busses was illegal?
1956
What were the effects of the bus boycott?
Rosa parks lost her job and started to revive threats against her life
It was a spark that would light the fire of the civil rights movement in america
