men a sense of pride and confidence in fighting for democracy‚ equality & peace; things which they did not possess back home. The many protests against segregation‚ recognised in public transport‚ workplaces and education‚ however‚ namely the Bus Boycott of 55’ gave rise to the movement especially in the eyes of the media. Therefore‚ the fight for civil rights was ever more present on the televisions and radios of not just the states but the wider world also. The sit-ins and freedom rides of the
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took a stand against racial discrimination towards the black community. During the 60’s and many years before‚ everything had to be separated by skin color. Blacks and whites had different schools‚ water fountains‚ restaurants‚ bathrooms‚ and on the bus colored people had to sit in the back or give up their seat should a white person come on bored. Not only was everything separated‚ but the condition of the bathrooms‚ schools and water fountains for the colored were rundown‚ used‚ and unsanitary.
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of inequality and segregation. In March 1955‚ a fifteen-year-old school girl‚ Claudette Colvin‚ refused to give up her bus seat to a white man‚ in compliance with the laws of the time. On December 1‚ 1955‚ Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat. The Montgomery Bus Boycott‚ planned by Edgar Nixon and led by Martin Luther King‚ soon followed. The boycott lasted for 385 days‚ and the situation became so tense that King’s house was bombed. Following his later arrest during this
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United States and he is frequently referenced as a human rights icon. King became a civil rights activist early in his career. King led many non-violent protests‚ to make his point; such as sit-ins‚ strikes‚ marches‚ speeches and boycotts. He led the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1957‚ serving as its first president. King’s efforts led to the 1963 March on Washington‚ where King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech. There‚ he raised public
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TOPIC: A STRIDE TOWARD FREEDOM: THE MONTGOMERY STORY BY: DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING‚ JR. DISCUSSION LEADERS: LAVON CLARK III & CHUK CHUKUDEBELU A brief summary about A Stride Toward Freedom: It gives a timeline of events ranging from Dr. King’s arrival to Montgomery‚ a journey that covers the bus boycotts through December 1‚ 1955 – December 21‚ 1956 of the South and then concludes with asking the important question located in the last chapter‚ “Where Do We Go From Here?” It focuses on MLK’s perspective
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Rosa Parks was a black seamstress in Montgomery‚ Alabama. She was arrested for being courageous in 1955. While fed up with white racism; she did not give up her bus seat to a white man. This preceded to the Montgomery bus boycott against the city’s bus system which Martin Luther King Jr. led. Ida B. Wells was the first African American to file a suit against discrimination after she was denied a seat on a railroad car for being black. She also founded the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement
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leader of the civil rights era‚ assassinated in 1968. Reverend Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. addresses demonstrators at the civil rights march on washington in August 1963. Martin Luther King was only 16 yrs old when he became a leader of the Montgomery bus boycott. Martin Luther King & Malcolm X shared the same goals but had different ideas to how to achieve them. It wasn’t just that Martin Luther King became the leader of the civil rights movement that made him so extraordinary—it was the way in which
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Eyes on the Prize Let’s go back in time 50 years‚ back to when blacks were not allowed to use the same facilities as whites and were forced to sit in the back of the bus. There was no equal rights‚ no peace‚ just racism. Some people spoke out‚ while others remained silent and watched. These people who had the courage to speak their mind and try and change the way they were treated‚ changed the world in one way or another. Some of the most well-known activists include Martin Luther King Jr.‚ Rosa
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Gandhi had a large impact on King and his tactics of nonviolence. It seemed that King would never resort to using violence to achieve his goals. When King’s house was firebombed by KKK members in an attempt to scare him off in a response to the Montgomery bus boycott. King’s family was in the house at the time of the attack‚ but luckily there were no serious injuries. The Black community at the time amassed a large angry mob and some were armed and ready to seek out revenge‚ however King spoke to crowd
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writing skills to this papers author. The questions posed for the research described here are the following: 1. What important findings were made during this research? a. Why was he concerned about the rights they had? b. How did sit-ins and boycotts help King? c. What did it take to accomplish his goal? 2. Which of the leaders personal characteristics seem to be most important for his success as a catalyst for change? 3. What did the author of this paper learn about him/herself as the research
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