The Bus Boycott,Sit In's Flashcards
Who organised and who approved the bus boycott?
It was organised by black people and the black churches approved
Who was the Bus Boycott started by?
Rosa Parks
What was going to happen in the Bus Boycott?
On Monday the 5th of December black people weren’t going to ride the buses
Why did they protest in the bus boycott?
They protested because black people were treated badly on buses and were made to stand and give up their seats to white people and use a separate door to get on the bus.
What happened with what effect in 1956? (Bus boycott)
The buses were empty as no black people were getting on the buses this resulted in pay going down for bus drivers and the company’s so they realised they had to change their way
After the Bus boycott, what other rights did Martin Luther and others protest about ?
How black people should:
Be treated right in all places at all times
Have to right to vote
Have to right to sit with white people
Why were most black people excluded from voting?
Because they didn’t have good education and couldn’t pass a test
What is a sit in?
Where black people would sit with white people and not move
