montgomery+bus+boycott

Name of Event (1 pt) The Montgomery Bus Boycott.

When/Where this event took place (2 pts) This event took place on December 1,1955 in Montgomery,Alabama.

Who was involved? (3 pts) The people who were involved in this event were Rosa Parks, Jo Ann Robinson, Pastor Vernon Johns, and other blacks of Montgomery,Alabama.

What happened during this event (2-4 sentences) (4 pts) What happened during this event is that in 1955 Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving up her seat. In that same year, Claudette Clovin was arrested for the same reason. Jo Ann Robinson made plans to start a boycott. Also there were several bombings. King's home, Nixon's home, two homes of black leaders, four baptist churches, people's service station, Cab satnd, and another home of a black man were bombed.

What is the significance of this event on the Civil Rights Movement? (4-5 sentences) (8 pts) The significance of this event on the Civil rights movement is that this event was considered the beginning of the Civil Rights movement. The successful effort by 40,000 Montgomery blacks against segregation on municiple buses reflect the new attitude of protest of Southern blacks. This event gave rise to Martin Luther King Jr. as a national civil rights leader and spokesman of the Modern Civil Rights Movement. This event also led to similar protests in other southern cities. On a scale of 1 (low) to 10 (high) how great of an impact do you think this event had on the Civil Rights Movement? (Explain your reasoning in 4-5 sentences) (8 pts) I think this event would be a 9 because it is beleived that this event is the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement. This event gave rise to the leadership of Martin Luther King Jr. This event helped give desegregating public places a headstart. Also, if we didn't have intergration, the schools, parks, and other public places will be very boring. Intergration helped us to get to know other people of a different skin color.

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Sources (2 pts)www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/civilrights.../mont**bus**.html www.africanaonline.com/**montg​omery**.htm