Impacts
Bus boycotts
The arrest of Rosa Parks on December 1, 1955 for refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama initiated the bus boycotts. The bus boycotts was almost a 13 month protest (381 days) beginning the day of Parks court hearing(Dec 5, 1955- Dec 20,1956) involving African American citizens refusing to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama to protest the unfair and segregated seating on buses.
The cities buses economy lacked a sufficient amount of money due to the shortage of passengers, as an abundance of African Americans used the buses, leading to the bus comapny facing serious financial difficulties, if they weren't to desegregate their buses.
This resulted with the Supreme Court ruling segregation …show more content…
Martin Luther King delivered his famous ‘I have a dream’ speech on August 28, 1963 to a group of around 250,000 civil rights marchers in Lincoln memorial in Washington DC. The march for freedom, equality and civil rights brought the most prominent civil rights activists (MLK,) and there supporters to pressure the United States Government and president at the time John F. Kennedy to take a stand and have there be equality between all races, and for this to be recognised on a national level. The protest included issues of racial discrimination and segregation in the workforce, schools and demanded a minimum wage for all employees This resulted in the Federal government taking more direct actions to establish racial equality.
“I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up, live out the true meaning of its creed” - MLK
A quote from Martin Luther Kings “I have a dream” speech, encourages America to live up to its own standards, practicing what it preaches and to not let segregations and inequality go ignored.
Martin Luther Kings speech was another great demonstration of non violent protesting, proving violence isn't needed to make a significant point. This speech has an emotional impact on many and was a critical part of the fight for
Bus boycotts
The arrest of Rosa Parks on December 1, 1955 for refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama initiated the bus boycotts. The bus boycotts was almost a 13 month protest (381 days) beginning the day of Parks court hearing(Dec 5, 1955- Dec 20,1956) involving African American citizens refusing to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama to protest the unfair and segregated seating on buses.
The cities buses economy lacked a sufficient amount of money due to the shortage of passengers, as an abundance of African Americans used the buses, leading to the bus comapny facing serious financial difficulties, if they weren't to desegregate their buses.
This resulted with the Supreme Court ruling segregation …show more content…
Martin Luther King delivered his famous ‘I have a dream’ speech on August 28, 1963 to a group of around 250,000 civil rights marchers in Lincoln memorial in Washington DC. The march for freedom, equality and civil rights brought the most prominent civil rights activists (MLK,) and there supporters to pressure the United States Government and president at the time John F. Kennedy to take a stand and have there be equality between all races, and for this to be recognised on a national level. The protest included issues of racial discrimination and segregation in the workforce, schools and demanded a minimum wage for all employees This resulted in the Federal government taking more direct actions to establish racial equality.
“I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up, live out the true meaning of its creed” - MLK
A quote from Martin Luther Kings “I have a dream” speech, encourages America to live up to its own standards, practicing what it preaches and to not let segregations and inequality go ignored.
Martin Luther Kings speech was another great demonstration of non violent protesting, proving violence isn't needed to make a significant point. This speech has an emotional impact on many and was a critical part of the fight for