INTERACTIVE EVENT GUIDE

Greensboro Sit-Ins

Room 03

Freedom Riders

Room 02

Room 01

Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

Childrens' Museum

Civil Rights

Room 1 - Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

Rosa Parks was arrested just for not giving up her seat.

The black buses were empty because of the protests.

When people couldn’t use buses, they instead resorted to cars or walking.

In 1955, Rosa Parks, a black woman, was arrested for not giving up her seat on a bus. As a result of this, MLK and the NAACP organized a protest in Montgomery, Alabama where people boycotted the bus. This led to transportation rights and was when MLK became first known.

Room 2 - Freedom Riders

People of all colors boarded the bus as Freedom Riders.

The bus the Freedom Riders rode on was bombed.

Freedom Riders protested with signs for transportation rights.

In 1961, many black and white citizens decided to ride on the interstate buses until they became desegregated. They dealt with peole treating them badly, and were even bombed. They traveled from Washington D.C. to New Orleans, Louisiana. This led to transportation rights.

Room 3 - Greensboro Sit-Ins

Signs were made and other people started protesting in different states.

It started out as only a few people, but expanded over time.

People had a sit-in at a diner until they were served.

In 1960, 4 black kids sat at a diner in Greensboro, North Carolina, refusing to move from the white section until they were served. After the store closed, they came back the next day to find more people willing to participate. This was important because it led to other protests in different states and desegregation in Greensboro.