EOTO
https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/boycott-prevails/
Montgomery bus boycott cont
For our EOTO the first thing that was presented was The Montgomery bus boycott. This boycott was a civil rights protest in Montgomery, Alabama, where African Americans protested the racial discrimination of having to ride in separate seats from white people. The catalyst of this protest was on December 1, 1995, where an African American woman is known as, Rosa Parks, was jailed and fired from her job for refusing to move out of an assigned seat that was placed in the white section of the bus. The boycott started on December 5, 1995, and ended around December 20, 1956, where the outcome resulted in the supreme court declaring that segregation on public travel busses was unconstitutional. The activist that made this protest happen played a significant part in the civil rights movement and transportation equality.
Freedom riders
Next, we learned about the Freedom Riders. The Freedom Riders were black and white activists who also were protesting the racial segregation with transportation at that time. In 1961, these riders protested by riding interstate busses into the segregated parts of the United States to stand against the non-enforcement of the supreme court decisions on Morgan v. Virginia that happened in 1960. The outcome of this led to the outlawing of segregated seats on busses was unconstitutional.
March on Washington
The march on Washington, on August 28, 1963; over 200,000 people took upon themself to march for jobs and freedom of discrimination against African Americans in the United States, and to show support for the civil rights legislation that was waiting in congress. The march ended up being successful and continuing to pursue the movement where John F. Kennedy caused a federal civil rights bill in congress.
https://anchor.fm/world-house/episodes/Episode-9-19611962-Albany-Movement-Failure-or-Success-egmmvj
Albany Movement
The Albany Movement was a desegregation movement and a voters’ rights alliance that took place in Albany Georgia around November 1961. The people that tried to make this movement happen consisted of local black leaders, ministers, and even members of bigger activists movements. This movement's purpose was to end all forms of racial segregation that occurred in the city; in hopes of making it easier for African Americans to vote. Their main focus was to end the segregation that happened on traveling busses and to release the people that were jailed for participating in racial segregation protests. Many of the leaders in the civil rights movement considered this movement a failure; because it did not accomplish many of the acts they wanted to.
https://www.amazon.com/Greensboro-Counter-Sit-Ins-Violent-Protests/dp/B071YTQHG3
Lunch counter sit-ins
The Greensboro sit-ins, also known as the Lunch counter sit-ins, were a form of racial segregation protests in 1960. Where young African American students planned a sit-in at a well-known segregated restaurant known as, Woolworth’s lunch counter, in Greensboro, North Carolina. The young black man sat down at the counter and refused to leave after being told the restaurant would not serve them. They continued to do this, and eventually, the sit-in movement word spread throughout many colleges in the south. Though many of the men were arrested for trespassing or other charges like disturbing the peace. These mens’ actions made a quick lasting impact on society in the south. Forcing the segregated restaurants to make a great change to their segregationist policies.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-1964-miss-freedom-summer-protests-won-progress-at-a-bloody-price
Freedom summer
Freedom Summer, also well known as the Mississippi Summer Project, was a campaign made up of volunteers in the United States around June 1964; was an attempt to register as many African Americans in Mississippi to vote as possible. Their goal was to increase the number of black voters in hope that voter discrimination would soon vanish. This act became one of the credits that made the Voting Rights Act happen in 1965.
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