Story time On March 2 1955 a young black woman fed up with the daily injustices of Jim Crow segregation refused to give her seat to a white woman on a segregated bus in Montgomery Alabama ID: 228483
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Montgomery Bus BoycottSlide2
Story time
On March 2, 1955,
a young black woman
, fed up with the daily injustices of Jim Crow segregation, refused to give her seat to a white woman on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama
. The bus driver yelled at her to move, but she refused to stand up in order to protest the unequal treatment of whites and blacks.
She was arrested for refusing to give up her seat.
Who does this sound like?Slide3
If you said Rosa Parks…
You would be wrong!
This is the story of Claudette Colvin, a young woman who took the same action Rosa Parks would take nine months later.
Why don’t we remember Colvin?Slide4
What was the difference?
Colvin was a teenager who would later become
pregnant.
Parks was a respected member of the community and secretary of the Montgomery NAACP.
Claudette Colvin
Rosa ParksSlide5
What happened after Parks’ arrest?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGNoJXEBoUYSlide6
Setting
Message
Actions
ExpressionSlide7
Why was the Montgomery Bus Boycott successful?
Read Document A and fill out the organizer
“Reasons suggested by this document”—According to this document, what led to the success of the boycott?
“Evidence from document”—Provide 1-2 quotes to support your reason(s)
Under Claim A, write a sentence explaining why you think the boycott was successful.Slide8
Why was the Montgomery Bus Boycott successful?
Read Documents B-C and fill out the organizer
“Reasons suggested by this document”—According to this document, what led to the success of the boycott?
“Evidence from document”—Provide 1-2 quotes to support your reason(s)
Under Claim B write a sentence explaining why you think the boycott was successful.Slide9
Why was the Montgomery Bus Boycott successful?
Read Documents D-E and fill out the organizer
“Reasons suggested by this document”—According to this document, what led to the success of the boycott?
“Evidence from document”—Provide 1-2 quotes to support your reason(s)
Under Final Claim,
write 8-10
sentences explaining why you think the boycott was successful.Slide10
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