What are some problems in this school What are some possible ways you could go about trying to fix these problems Rosa Parks The Montgomery Bus Boycott What do you know about Rosa Parks The Classic Story ID: 228486
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Think-Pair-Share
What are some problems in
this school
?
What are some possible ways you could go about trying to fix these problems?Slide2
Rosa ParksSlide3
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
What do you know about Rosa Parks?Slide4
The Classic Story
Rosa Parks was a poor seamstress. [Due to segregation at this time,] African Americans had to give up seats in front to European Americans and move to the back of the bus.
One day on her way home from work Rosa was tired and sat down in the front of the bus. As the bus got crowded she was asked to give up her seat to a European-American man, and she refused. The bus driver told her she had to go to the back of the bus, and she still refused to move. It was a hot day, and she was tired and angry and became very stubborn.Slide5
The Classic Story
The driver called a policeman, who arrested Rosa.
When other African Americans in Montgomery heard this, they became angry too, so they decided to refuse to ride the busses until everyone was allowed to ride together. They boycotted the buses.
The boycott, which was led by Martin Luther King Jr., succeeded. Now African Americans and European Americans can ride the buses together in Montgomery.
Rosa Parks was a very brave person.
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Key Ideas
Rosa Parks was…
She refused to give up her seat because…Other African-Americans boycotted because…
What is the moral of the story as written?Slide7
In Fact
The “classic story” is not the whole story
And parts are completely wrongSlide8
With your partner-
Read Documents A-C
Answer questions for each DocumentFinal Questions:Qs 1 and 2 only!Slide9
The Real Story
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was pre-planned
Members of the Women’s Political Council (WPC) had been planning a boycott for months
They wanted to desegregate all buses in the SouthRosa Parks was chosen to be a symbol of the movement
She was so well-known for refusing to
give up her seat that some bus drivers
wouldn’t pick her upSlide10
Rosa Parks’ Arrest
Parks’ arrest in 1955 touched off the Bus Boycott
As a result, 50,000 African-Americans in Montgomery walked, rode bikes or carpooled to avoid city bussesFinally, the Supreme Court ruled that buses must be desegregatedSlide11
Final questions
Answer final questions
Why do you think the classic story is written/told as it is?Slide12
A New Phase of ActivismSlide13
Greensboro, North CarolinaSlide14
Memphis, TennesseeSlide15
Four Corners
2
. The major problems facing the US can be solved without violence SA=Strongly Agree
A=Mildly Agree D=Mildly Disagree SD=Strongly DisagreeSlide16
Four Corners
3. The individual can make an impact on the direction of societal events
SA=Strongly Agree A=Mildly Agree D=Mildly Disagree
SD=Strongly DisagreeSlide17
Sit-ins
Goal: Force businesses to serve African-Americans
Tactics: African-Americans would sit at counters and wait to be served They faced incredibly brutal treatmentSlide18
Article
Read with your partner
Discuss: Does this suggest racism? Or something else entirely?