Research Question: To what extent was Martin Luther King Jr. responsible for the success of the Montgomery Bus Boycott 1955-56? By Marioly Jimenez‚ Word count: 1666 Plan of Investigation‚ Word count: 156 The plan of this investigation is to determine the extent to which Martin Luther King’s actions and decisions caused the success of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The primary method of this investigations will be to compare witnesses’ testimonies to each other from before the success
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my head that she works with me‚ I work at an Montgomery ward as a semingtris. We use to call her Miss Rosa. On the radio they said that they took her to jail. I would have bailed miss Rosa out if I had the money but I didn’t miss Rosa was a Beautiful african american woman and she was very nice. A day after her arrest i heard on the radio that a Black man named Edgar Nixon had bailed Miss Rosa out of jail a
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The Civil Rights Movement expanded in the USA in the 1950s and the 1960s for a number of important reasons. Firstly‚ although the movement did not take place until the 50’s & 60’s the ideals and principles behind it were formed a few decades earlier. The war which was to end all wars‚ WWII‚ was where the American war machine both required and incorporated many black soldiers into its ranks. Which as a direct result first gave black men a sense of pride and confidence in fighting for democracy
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he led an African American bus boycott in Montgomery‚ Alabama (Biography.com Editors). King experienced racism in early years and claimed he always wanted to do something to make the world a fairer place for African Americans (Col). On the night Rosa Parks‚ a colored woman‚ was arrested for violating the Montgomery city code by not giving her seat to a white man‚ King met with the leader of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and other civil rights activists from the area
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Dr Martin Luther King‚ Jr. Cecilia Yeboah 1st period H. US History There is entirely a lot to say about the legendary civil rights leader and activist Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. They are either negative thoughts or the most gracious thoughts towards an outstanding and courageous man such as a man like himself. He definitely did his part in Civil Rights history that will never be forgotten. I believe that his “I Have a Dream” speech is recognized as one of the most powerful speeches known
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5. During the Boycott‚ the Ku Klux Klan attacked the homes of Black leaders - this turned public opinion against the Whites. From then on public opinion‚ specially in the north‚ PLUS the Federal Government - openly supported Black Civil Rights. 6. Rosa Parkes became ’the mother of the Civil Rights movement’: a role model‚ not only for Blacks‚ but also for women. In particular‚ the bus boycott showed ordinary Black men-and-women-in-the-street that - little as they could do individually - nevetheless
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Go beyond the dream to discover the man. A SPECIAL PRESENTATION H i s t o r y.c o m DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. What do you think Dr. King means when he says that time can be used destructively or constructively? Why did he believe that the Civil rights movement was an example of using time constructively? 2. How do you interpret the phrase “human progress never rolls on the wheels of inevitability”? Can you think of an example to support your answer? 3. Why do you think Dr. King decided to
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received many threats. He wanted to prove to everyone that equality is one of the most important things in the world. King was born on January 15‚ 1929 in Atlanta‚ Georgia. Martin Luther King Jr. was a big part of the Montgomery Bus Boycott after Rosa Parks’ refusal to give up her seat to a white man. People had protested‚ due to unfairness based on the color of skin. Many blacks weren’t allowed to use the same resources as whites. For example‚ they weren’t allowed to drink from the same water fountain
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In her book Legacy of Luna‚ Julia Butterfly Hill narrates the two years she spent living at the canopy of a thousand year old redwood named Luna in Stafford‚ a rustic town on the North of California‚ to save it from being cut by Pacific Lumber-Maxxam Corporation. Hill’s story is a detailed journal on how her spiritual journey transformation‚ the different political interests of environmental groups‚ corporations‚ policy makers and the public opinion collude to redefine her mission and its final outcome
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We’ve all heard the same stories about Rosa Parks. The well-known heroine who stood up against white supremacy by refusing to take a seat‚ she was arrested‚ and then fined for her alleged crimes. However‚ not many are familiar with Claudette Colvin who had done the same thing 9 months prior. Born and raised in Montgomery‚ Alabama‚ Claudette Colvin was only 15 years old at the time when she made her stand. Before this‚ Colvin was considered a good student‚ receiving straight A’s and nursing an aspiration
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