1. Task on Entry What happened before this photo was taken?
What is happening in the photo?
What do you think happened after this photo was taken?

2. The Montgomery Bus Boycott
Communication
Inquirer
KEY TERMS:
Boycott
MIA (Montgomery Improvement Assosciation)
Learning Objective:
To consider the causes and consequences of the Bus Boycott in Montgomery
Learning Outcomes:
Grade 4
You can describe the key events of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Grade 5
You can explain both the causes and consequences of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Grade 6/7
You have considered the significance of the Montgomery Bus Boycott in the Civil Rights Movement in the USA.

3. Connect Activity – Source analysis
Excerpt from Bus Ride to Justice by Fred Gray. (Gray was the MIA’s black lawyer)
Not only were there thousands of African-Americans crowded in and around Holt Street Baptist Church but also a few white…There was an electricity in the air. Such a feeling of unity, success and enthusiasm had never been before in the city of Montgomery, certainly never demonstrated by African-Americans. The people were together. They were singing. They were praying. They were happy that Mrs. Parks had refused to give up her seat and they were happy that they were part of a movement that ultimately would eradicate segregation on city buses and would set a precedent for the elimination of segregation in almost every other phase of American life. They clapped and shouted ‘Amen’ as the boycott leaders entered the auditorium…The high point of the meeting was the speech by Dr. King. This was the first time he had spoken to so many people. It was the first speech of his career as a civil rights leader.
What can we learn from this source about the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
In what ways is this source limited?
How valuable is this source to a historian?

4. The Montgomery Bus Boycott
Activate Activity
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
Root Causes?
Why was there a bus boycott in Montgomery in 1955?
Consequences?
What are the main results of the Boycott?
Activity: Use pages to create a diagram showing the key causes and consequences of the Montgomery Bus Boycott

5. Demonstrate You may wish to consider: the role of Rosa Parks
Write a blog post using wsohistory.weebly.com about the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
You may wish to consider:
the role of Rosa Parks
the success of the boycott
the role of the MIA in the success of the boycott
the importance of the boycott in the civil rights movement in America