Joao Fernandes & Sandra Valdez

 Martin Luther King Jr  Montgomery Bus Boycott  Jim Crow Laws

Jim Crow Laws were laws that enforced segregation. These laws existed from 1877 to the mid -1960’s. Although these laws were more enforced in the south… They ended up changing all aspects of life.

A “White Classroom”

A “Black Classroom”

 Civil rights stared by a black woman name ROSA PARKS. In 1955 she got on a bus and she refused to give up he seat to a white man.  Martin Luther King became the leader of the bus boycott.  In 1964 the civil rights law gave all Americans equal rights like educations, employments and the use of Public places.

 Born: January15,1929 in Atlanta, Georgia.  Experience: From an early age King knew what segregation was and what it meant.  He loved to study…so he went to College.  Civil rights: After college he began to fight Segregation, but he didn’t believe in Violence.  In 1963 he became the leader of The Civil Rights Movement.

 Peace: In March 1963 Martin Luther king Jr. gave the still famous speech “I have a Dream”.  In 1964 he won a Nobel Peace Prize.  Assassination: Unfortunately In April 4,1968 Martin Luther king was assassinated. January15 is martin Luther king day. A national holiday…

 December 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on bus to a white man.  She got arrested in MONTGOMERY,ALABAMA.  African America decided to protest.  Martin Luther King became the leader of the Civil Rights Moment.  Rosa Parks arrest stared to change a lot of thing.  In November 1956 the boycott ended in Victory for the African-American Community.

A boycott is a way of protesting, by not using a product or service in order to make a change.  The Montgomery bus boycott started when Rosa Parks, got arrested for sitting at “the white section of the bus.  Many African Americans were angry about this…So in 1955 Martin Luther King Jr. stepped up as a leader.  Blacks in Montgomery refused to ride the busses for a year.  The bus companies almost went broke because most of the passengers were black.  At the end bus companies allowed African Americans to sit anywhere on the busses.

Mirian Drives Selma’s bus journey United front Christmas Dinner Mary Catherine’s gift Odessa Walks home Oak Park Rosa Park’s arrest EXPOSITON RESOLUTION Falling action Rising action

 Odessa Cotter  Tunker Thompson  Norman Thompson  Miriam Thompson  Mary Catherine Thompson

 Odessa has a husband (Hebert), two sons(Theodore and Franklin)and a daughter (Selma).  Odessa is one of the maids at the Thompson house. Odessa is… a hard worker, honest, strong, forgiving, understanding, determined, calm, thankful, hopeful and kind.

 Miriam found out that Odessa was walking to work at Miriam’s house to take care of the girl, so Miriam decided to pick up Odessa and bring her to work.  Miriam also wanted to help Odessa.  Stands with Odessa in the protest line.

 Miriam’s daughter who watches her mother’s changing as the story progresses.  She is the narrator of the story.

 Miriam’s husband and Mary Catherin’s father.  A business man who allows social pressure to control  Although Odessa had worked for him many years he had never had a conversation with her.

 He is a businessman and Tunker is… racist. Quotes: “If she rather walk bleed the soles of her feet…until she begs to ride that bus”. “They’ll ask for more and do less”