Peaceful Protests Flashcards
1
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What was the Bus boycott
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1955-56 Montgomery Bus boycott. Rosa Parks arrested for not giving seat up on the bus. Bus boycott = 65% loss in income for bus company. 1956 bus laws illegal
2
Q
What examples of direct action were there
A
Sit ins
Freedom rides
March on Washington
3
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What were the sit ins
A
1960 students sat at Woolworths Cafe counter. Ems of 1960 lunch counters desegregated
4
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What were the freedom rides
A
1961 CORE organised Black and white activists to ride buses sat next to each other. Buses arrived in south with violent mobs
5
Q
March on Washington
A
1963 MLK staged a march of 200,000 blacks and 50,000 whites on Washington. Aimed to put pressure on another civil rights bill
