Montgomery Bus Boycott

Brown Vs. Board of Ed – Emmett Till’s murder (Dec.) Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat (local law). – “The seamstress with tired feet” 1957 – Little Rock 9

Rosa Parks - A Veteran of Protests 1930s - Parks protests the Scottsboro boys – Parks protests their conviction 9 African-American boys accused of rape on a train All white jury, all white audience, 1 day trial 1940s – Attempts to register to vote twice but “failed” the literacy test twice. – Eventually registers to vote after more attempts

The Boycott Parks arrested for refusing to give up her seat Hundreds of blacks gathered in a church in response – Agree to refuse to ride the bus until equal treatment Maids, janitors, teachers, students (and more) participate – Find alternatives such as walking and carpooling – Supreme Court in 1956 rules segregation in public transportation illegal

Growth of the Civil Rights Movement Montgomery Bus Boycott – Major turning point – Launches the movement for racial justice as a nonviolent crusade Based out of black churches

Growth of the Civil Rights Movement Rise of Martin Luther King Jr. – Symbol of the Civil Rights movement