Nonviolent protests contributed to the overall success of the civil rights movement in multiple ways. Rosa Parks is a specific example of why the civil rights movement was so successful. Rosa Parks was sitting on the first row of the black section of one of the segregated buses in Alabama, when a white man got on the bus and there were no more seats in the white section (History.com Staff). As a result they asked Rosa Parks to get up and move so that he could sit on that row; she refused to move and therefore was arrested (History.com Staff). Rosa Parks’ bravery became an inspiring symbol of the civil rights movement. Rosa Parks turned herself into the police to be arrested after she saw how they were treating the participants in the Montgomery
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The sit-in participants, Ezell Blair, Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil, and David Richmond attended North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College in Greensboro, NC. (History.com Staff). Even though the participants were only college students they still made a huge difference in the civil rights movement. The Greensboro Sit-In participants refused to get up when sitting at a white only lunch counter trying to order food (“Civil”). The four students wanted to order lunch but also to get more participation and hope incorporated into the civil rights movement. The sit-in took place on February 1, 1960- March 1960 with many followers arrested in the process and by February 5, 1960 there were already 300 other participants in the protest (History.com Staff). More and more people joined the sit-in until Woolworth’s finally gave in. They made a huge impact on the movement and 70,000 students followed after them, inspired by their courage (“Civil”). The act of protest lead to lots of success by helping eliminate some Jim Crow laws. Many other students across the country began to follow in their footsteps, resulting in the restaurant, Woolworth’s having to get rid of their segregation policy (History.com Staff). Because the four students stood up to law enforcement and carried out multiple sit-in protests, they were able to make change. At the end of July segregation in the Greensboro, NC Woolworth’s was no longer existent (history.com Staff). This was a huge time in history because it all started with four college students trying to order
The sit-in participants, Ezell Blair, Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil, and David Richmond attended North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College in Greensboro, NC. (History.com Staff). Even though the participants were only college students they still made a huge difference in the civil rights movement. The Greensboro Sit-In participants refused to get up when sitting at a white only lunch counter trying to order food (“Civil”). The four students wanted to order lunch but also to get more participation and hope incorporated into the civil rights movement. The sit-in took place on February 1, 1960- March 1960 with many followers arrested in the process and by February 5, 1960 there were already 300 other participants in the protest (History.com Staff). More and more people joined the sit-in until Woolworth’s finally gave in. They made a huge impact on the movement and 70,000 students followed after them, inspired by their courage (“Civil”). The act of protest lead to lots of success by helping eliminate some Jim Crow laws. Many other students across the country began to follow in their footsteps, resulting in the restaurant, Woolworth’s having to get rid of their segregation policy (History.com Staff). Because the four students stood up to law enforcement and carried out multiple sit-in protests, they were able to make change. At the end of July segregation in the Greensboro, NC Woolworth’s was no longer existent (history.com Staff). This was a huge time in history because it all started with four college students trying to order