1. Bus Segregation
GOVT Notes 6-6

2. Bus Segregation

3. Bus Segregation Morgan v. Virginia (1946):
Irene Morgan refused to give up her seat
Supreme Court ruled interstate bus segregation laws unconstitutional

4. Video

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

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

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

8. Bus Segregation Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC):
Led by Martin Luther King (1957)

9. Montgomery Bus Boycott

10. 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

11. Bus Segregation Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC):
Young black students using non-violent tactics for equal rights
Led by Stokely Carmichael (1960)

13. 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