OBJECTIVES This lesson you will learn about: – Another way Blacks were discriminated against. –Another way in which Blacks attempted to get their civil rights.
OUTCOMES At the end of the lesson you will have: –Recapped yesterdays work. –Notes about the reaction to Brown. –Notes about Rosa Parks. –Notes describing the Bus Boycott. –You will be able to: Explain why Rosa Parks chose not to move. Explain why the buses were desegregated.
Recap What was the method that Mr Brown and the NAACP used to challenge school segregation? Why was it successful?
TASK: The Reaction Read the top of pg 16. Complete the following sentences: –Some states like Kansas began to… –Other Southern states refused to… –Desegregation was going to take…
The 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott
TASK: Rosa Parks Read the first 4 paragraphs of pg 22 and the profile of Rosa Parks on pg 23. Now watch the short video about Rosa Parks and answer the Qs.
1.Where was Rosa sitting on the Bus? 2.Why did the driver want her to move back? 3.What do you think that Rosa meant when she said I was plain tired? 4.Do you think that her membership of the NAACP had any effect on her choice? Why?
Rosa Parks She had previously been left behind by the same bus driver. Had recently attended a NAACP leadership course. Said much later that she was tired from work, but much more tired of discrimination.
Rosas Seat
TASK: The Boycott Refer pg Put the following events into the correct narrative order.
MLK was arrested for conspiracy. MLKs house was bombed. The MIA organised a car-pool. Minimum fares were introduced to stop Blacks using taxis. MLK was elected as leader. He said that he too was tired. The MIA was formed to extend the action. A one-day boycott was a great success. The Supreme Court ordered the City to desegregate. The city ignored the court and appealed to the Supreme Court. The local court ruled that segregation was unconstitutional.
TASK: Pro / Anti Now colour / shade each box. Use one shade for the actions of the NAACP / MIA. Use another for the actions of Montgomery City.
VICTORY! The Supreme Court ordered that segregation of buses was unconstitutional and illegal. Montgomery agreed to desegregate. The boycott ended the next day.
It was about $$$ White downtown business owners put pressure on the City because they were losing money. The City was also losing money, as they owned the buses.
One white bus driver stopped to let off a lone black man in a black neighborhood. Looking in his rear view mirror, he saw an old black woman with a cane rushing towards the bus. He opened the door and said, "You don't have to rush auntie. I'll wait for you." The woman replied, "In the first place, I ain't your auntie. In the second place, I ain't rushing to get on your bus. I'm jus' trying to catch up with that nigger who just got off, so I can hit him with this here stick."
Success The Boycott was successful because: –It was supported by the black community. –It was supported by legal action. –It hurt whites economically. –There was widespread publicity.
OBJECTIVES This lesson you have learnt about: – Another way Blacks were discriminated against. –Another way in which Blacks attempted to get their civil rights.
Homework Read: –The Profile of MLK pg 24 –Backgrounder: The Black Churches pg24 –The text of MLKs pamphlet pg 25. –Answer qs 1-4 about the pamphlet.