1. Bus Segregation
History Notes 14-2

2. Bus Segregation

3. Bus Segregation Morgan v. Virginia (1946):
Irene Morgan refused to give up her seat
and was arrested for violating local segregation law
Supreme Court ruled interstate bus segregation laws unconstitutional

4. Video

5. Bayard Rustin Supreme Court says no segregation on busses
Activists test if new law is enforced in South
Rustin arrested for not obeying the bus driver and goes to jail for 30 days

6. Rustin & Martin Luther King Jr.

7. Bus Segregation Claudette Colvin (1955):
Colvin (15) refused to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery, Alabama bus
Again Supreme Court ruled segregated bus laws unconstitutional
Video

8. Bus Segregation Rosa Parks (1955):
NAACP member who becomes face of a bus boycott in Alabama

9. Bus Segregation Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955-56):
Started with Rosa Parks and led by Martin Luther King and the NAACP
Use of non-violent protest tactics to end segregated local buses
Video

10. Bus Segregation Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC):
Led by Martin Luther King (1957)
Used non-violence to desegregate South

11. Montgomery Bus Boycott

12. Montgomery Bus Boycott

13. Montgomery Bus Boycott
‘‘In the long run, it is more honorable to walk in dignity than ride in humiliation. We decided to substitute tired feet for tired souls, and walk the streets of Montgomery’’ – MLK

14. Bus Segregation Congress on Racial Equality (CORE):
Non-violent black civil rights group
Focused on voting rights and ending all segregation

15. Bus Segregation Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC):
Young black students using non-violent tactics for equal rights
Led by Stokely Carmichael

16. Freedom Rides

17. Bus Segregation Freedom Rides (1961):
Blacks and whites traveling together on integrated buses in the South
Local police and Federal Gov’t did nothing to stop attacks on buses
Video