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1954- 1957
• 1954 - Brown Vs. Board of Ed.• 1955 – Emmett Till’s murder• (Dec.) 1955 - Rosa Parks refuses to give up her
seat (local law).– “The seamstress with tired feet”
• 1957 – Little Rock 9
Rosa Parks - A Veteran of Protests
• 1930s - Parks protests the Scottsboro boys– Parks protests their conviction• 9 African-American boys accused of rape on a train• All white jury, all white audience, 1 day trial
• 1940s – Attempts to register to vote twice but “failed” the literacy test twice.– Eventually registers to vote after more attempts
The Boycott• Parks arrested for refusing to give up her seat
• Hundreds of blacks gathered in a church in response– Agree to refuse to ride the bus until equal treatment• Maids, janitors, teachers, students (and more) participate
– Find alternatives such as walking and carpooling– Supreme Court in 1956 rules segregation in public
transportation illegal
Growth of the Civil Rights Movement
• Montgomery Bus Boycott– Major turning point– Launches the movement for racial justice as a
nonviolent crusade• Based out of black churches