Rosa Parks and the Boycott

Section 1-12

• One evening in December 1955, a

seamstress named Rosa Parks unwittingly
sparked events in Montgomery, Alabama,
that would have an important effect on the
civil rights movement.

• Seated at the front on a bus, in a section

reserved for whites, she refused to give up
her seat when she was told to move.

• She was removed from the bus by police,

arrested, and fined $14.00.

Gains on Other Fronts (cont.)

Open Ended

What is happening in the prior image?

Section 1-13

• Outraged black Americans in Montgomery

Alabama organized a boycott of the city’s
buses.

• Because they made up 75 percent of the

bus company’s riders, they expected their
boycott to produce quick results.

Gains on Other Fronts (cont.)

Section 1-13

• The boycott lasted for more than a year,

with blacks walking, riding bikes, or
organizing carpools.

• A young Baptist minister named Martin

Luther King, Jr., emerged as one of the
leaders of the boycott.

Gains on Other Fronts (cont.)

Section 1-14

• The bus company lost money, as did

downtown businesses.

• The Supreme Court finally ended the

matter by ruling that Montgomery bus
segregation law was unconstitutional.

• The boycott ended in December 1956.

Gains on Other Fronts (cont.)

Section 1-14

• The victory in Montgomery made King a

leader of the civil rights movement.

• In the protests he led, King applied the

principles of Mohandas Gandhi, who had
used nonviolent resistance.

• These protest methods were based on

civil disobedience,or the refusal to obey
laws that are considered unjust.

Gains on Other Fronts (cont.)

Section 1-14

• In January 1957, King and 60 other

ministers started a new organization called
the Southern Christian Leadership
Conference (SCLC) to fight for civil rights.

• SCLC elected King its president.

• SCLC identified targets for protest and

taught civil rights activists how to protest
nonviolently and how to protect
themselves from violent attacks.

Gains on Other Fronts (cont.)

Poll

Did you like this video?

• It was educational

• I did not learn anything

Audio Response

Provide me with a 30 to 45 second verbal response summarizing Rosa Parks, the Bus Boycott, and Martin Luther King's leadership.

Open Audio Recorder

Multiple Choice

Who led the Montgomery Bus Boycott after Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat?

• Malcolm X

• Rosa Parks

• W.E.B. DuBois

• Martin Luther King

Multiple Choice

Was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in favor of violent protests, or was he in favor of non-violent protests?

• Violent

• Non-violent

Multiple Choice

In what part of the U.S. was segregation legal?

• North

• South

• East

• West

Multiple Choice

The leaders of the black community in Montgomery responded to the bus incident by calling on all blacks in the city to do what?

• Boycott the buses of Montgomery

• Set fire to businesses in the city, including black owned businesses

• Call on businesses to not serve people who disagree with them

Multiple Choice

True or False? The Montgomery Bus Boycott was effective because most people who rode the bus were black, and the bus company lost too much money once people boycotted.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False? The bus boycott led to the Supreme Court ruling that segregation on buses was unconstitutional.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?

• More than a year

• Less than a year

Multiple Choice

What person who lived in the first half of the 20th century did Dr. King pattern his practice on non-violent, passive resistence?

• Gandhi

• Jesse Jackson

• Al Sharpton

• Joe Biden

Multiple Choice

What happened to Rosa Parks, and what did she do, on the bus on that famous day in 1955?

• She bombed the bus headquarters

• She refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus and was arrested

• She led a protest at the car wash

• She typed a long essay about civil rights

Open Ended

Did you like this lesson?

Open Ended

Overall, summarize this lesson. Write a few sentences.