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National Civil Rights Legacy Museum

Grace W. & Clara V.

Greensboro Sit-ins

Civil Rights Legislation

Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott was an incredible event in history! Rosa Parks was a black woman who was coming home from a long day of work. On the bus ride home, she was forced to give up her seat for a white man. How would you feel if you were told to move for someone else? What would you do? In that moment, she decided she was tired of giving in and she did not get up. She was then arrested! This act of courage started a MOVEMENT! Her actions started a protest. If the Buses didn't give them equal rights then they would not use them. Eventually, the buses were not making enough profit and had to give African Americans equal rights. Segregated buses were declared unconstitutional! And we remember Rosas brave acts her sitting down, was standing up for civil rights!!!

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Rosa Parks

Artifact #1:Rosa's letter after her arrest

Artifact #2:The bus that was the start of the boycott

Artifact #3:The bus seat of a lifetime

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The Greenboro sitins were a peaceful protest against segregated shops, restaurants, and other public places. In 1960, 4 college African American students were refused service at a restaurant because of their race. So those four boys stayed seated taking up space for other customers. The next day they came back with even more people. The businesses were mad because they didn't want to serve them. Eventually, they tried bad tactics to try and get them to leave such as dumping mustard on them, or even throwing them off to jail! Through all of this the people stayed nonviolent. How would you react to this and what would you do? This took a lot of courage but in turn, this movement spread and so many people were involved. The businesses were forced to chose profit and peace. It gave hope and inspiration that they could achieve exactly what they wanted by using their own body nonviolently.

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Greensboro Sit-ins

Greensboro Sit-ins

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Artifact #1:The Lunch counter from the Woolsworth store

Artifact #2:Greensboro 4 statue in Greensboro, NC

Artifact #3:F. W. Woolworth shop in Greensboro, NC where the sit-ins happened

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Civil Rights Legislation

The Civil Rights Legislation is a set of laws and rules look that helped shape the Civil Rights movement into what it is today. These laws and rules help tell US citizens what are right actions and what are wrong actions. These include the 24th amendment, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Woah! What's with all these numbers and acts? What does this all mean? Here is some help! An amendment is a change or addition to a law. A law is a very important rule that citizens must follow. An act is another rule citizens must follow! But why do we have all of these rules? The laws, acts, and amendments are very important because they help keep the United States from falling apart! These set of laws, acts, and amendements are known as the Civil Rights Legislation.

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Artifact #1:President signs Civil Rights bill newspaper from the late 1960s

Artifact #2:The Civil Rights Act of 1964 document signed by President Lyndon Johnson

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The pen used to sign the voting rights act

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F. W. Woolworth shop in Greensboro, NC

This is the F. W. Woolworth shop where the Greensboro sit-ins happened. The Greensboro four silently attacked this store because of how harsh the segregation was. Even though the shops all around the world are closed, the legacy of the Greensboro four still lives on!

Rosa sitting on a bus

The pen used to sign for the voting rights act.

This pen was what made it officail. It is a representation of the law that now stands in place, making a desegregated culture. This pen was specifically used to sign the Voting Rights Act which allowed African Americans the right to vote!

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 document signed by President Johnson

This is the actual document signed by President Johnson! This document opened doors for the Civil Rights Movement to keep evolving into equal rights today. Isn't it crazy that one document can hold so much for the future of our country?

Many people sitting at the tables inprotest

Greensboro 4 statue in Greensboro, NC

This is a statue that represents the bravery and determination of the very first Greensboro four. The Greensboro four were four men who decided enough was enough and they used non-violent protests to silently attack F. W. Woolsworth, a shop with a segragated lunch counter. The waiters refused to serve the Greensboro four, so they kept coming back. Their group grew massively.

This artifact was Rosa Parks bus seat. This was the seat that she refused to stand up from. It holds her legacy and the memories of her courage for the civil rights movement. It is one of the most important artifacts and is now in display at the Henry Ford Musem in Michigan.

Rosa's seat

The lunch counter from the Woolsworth shop

This is the exact lunch counter from where the Greensboro Sit-ins took place! This counter is significant because it provided a perfect template for the Civil Rights Movement.

President signs Civil Rights bill newspaper from the late 1960s

President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Legislation bill on July 2, 1964. This was a huge step in the Civil Rights Movement because it showed that the government and the President were supporting the Civil Rights Movement.

Lines of people in protest

Rosa's letter after her arrest

After her arrest, Rosa Parks wrote letters about what happened on the bus. She wrote, "I had been pushed around all my life... and felt at this moment that I couldn't take it anymore." In another letter, Parks wrote, "The bubble of life grows larger. The line between reason and madness grows thinner, the reopening of old wounds are unbelieviably painful." Aren't these few sentences powerful and meaningful?

President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the 1964 Civil Rights Act, July 2nd 1964

The US Constitution

The Bus that was the start of the Boycott

This is the bus that Rosa Parks was riding on when she refused to give up her seat. This bus is significant because it symbolizes the start of the Montgomery Bus Boycott and mainly the start of equal rights for blacks. Isn't it crazy that all in just a few seconds, Rosa Parks made a decision that will forever impact the United States?