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Montgomery bus boycott and the impacts (the boycott (what intimidation…
Montgomery bus boycott and the impacts
the boycott
what intimidation tactics did they face
arrest of black leaders
threats from the wite citizen council of killing black people
the kkk and other organisations where threatienng the black comunity
the police keptp areestign people
homes of leaders were fire bombed
why did the MIA decide to extend the boycott
they extended the boycott because they unianimously decided to extend the boycott
how did they manage to maintain the boycott
the political organisations that controlled the boycotts decided to boycott the bus service because of the arrest of rosa parks
all of the coloured popeople would walk or use an extensive network of cars
they had nightly mass meatings
what did king emphasise in his speech on the 5th december
that it was undemocratic dn was against the constitution ect.
they wouldld nto be violent
that america was not justfor white people, afericabn aericans also owned the country
what was the significance of the boycott
what was the supreme court ruling in 1956
the supreme court ruled that the segregation on buses was wring and gainst the constitution
thought, it was appleaed by teh city, hwoever the supreme court agreed with teh fedral court ruling, it was now iligal in montgomery to segregate buses.
how did the KKK respond to the ruling
they sent mobs of their members to intimidate the black areas
they where violent towards the black comntiy, however the blacks waved qaat teh KKK
they gradually dimishedover time
what did the boycott show?
that the black community would stand togetyher and hekp each other to try and protest
they would nto give up
they would remain non-viokntent and peacfull
what were the causes of the boycott
what rules existed about segregation in the montgomery
the white bus drivers could tell back passangers to stand if there where white citizens who did nto have a seat
they had to sit at the back of the bus
what was the significance of rosa parks
because roa parks had refused to give up her seat on the bus, it led to her arrest and the boycott
she was well respected in the black comunity
she was sacked by her employer for when they found out about oher arrest, she lost her job as a seemstress
as was named by the media as being oen of the most influential people pf the 20th centurary
who was Claudette colvin
young girl who resited
the conditions of the bushes where very poor for black citizens and they had to listen to the white bus drivers and follow their instructions.