Civil War Museum Project

The Museum of the 1900's

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Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

Black Power Movement and Malolm X

Greensboro Sit-ins

Selma Marches, 1965

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Birmingham, 1963

Freedom Riders

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Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boy

On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a White man. Shortly after her arrest, African Americans started a boycott. They boycotted the buses. After a while, the buses were empty, meaning the boycott was working. This was important because it led to a Supreme Court ruling that segregation on city/local buses was unconstitutional.

This picture shows how the boycott was working

This was when the Supreme Court ruled that segregation on city/local buses was unconstitutional.

This picture represents civil disobedience. It goes with Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott because Rosa Parks did something she was not supposed to do, which was refuse to give up her seat.

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The Black Power Movement and Malcolm X

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The Black Power was formed in the 1960’s and 1970' s. It led to gaining racial equality, even if that meant violence, and clasping being black. Malcolm X had a strong belief in equality and race pride and wasn’t afraid of using violence to get it.

MLK and Malcolm X wanted the same thing, Black equality, but were different at the same time. MLK Jr. didn’t want to use violence and wanted peace between Whites and Blacks, but Malcolm X wasn’t afraid to use violence if he needed to.

This picture represents people protesting for Black Power. Black Power was inspired by Malcolm X's belief that Blacks should have power in their communities and in the world.

This image shows how many people agreed with Malcolm to fight for equality. It shows that he had a following. Many people looked up to Malcolm to get the freedom they deserved.

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Greensboro Sit-ins

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4 collage students were set out to protest segregated lunch counters (diners) and restaurants but remained non-violent. They were not given service at all times. Protesters had food poured on them and were arrested. Greensboro started sit-ins and then moved across the South with other college students. It turned into protesting segregated stores, supermarkets, libraries, pools, and bus stations.

This shows how they were protesting. they had food poured on them and were arrested.

This picture shows how these 4 collage students protested segregated lunch counters and restaurants.

This monument honors the 4 college students who sat at the lunch counter.

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Freedom Riders

This was the busafter the KKK bombed it.

People protest for anti-segregation on the buses.

This was the route ofthe freedombuses.

In the spring/summer of 1961 African Americans, and some whites, rode mixed-race buses in the South, to protest against segregated buses. It lead to new rules ending discrimination in interstate travel. They were some of the first buses to have integration.

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Selma Marches, 1965

These are some of the signs, protesting in themarch.

Thousands of peoplecome together to marchand protest

These are someof the people inthe march

African Americans protested about voting rights by doing marches. This happened in the spring of 1965, in Selma and Montgomery, Alabama. After the government got involved, Blacks all

over the South were able to register to vote without having to pay a fee orpass a literacy test. The Voting RightsAct of 1965 was also passed and the15th Amendment was truly enforced.

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Birmingham, 1963

Many people of all ages marched.

Police threated and arrested people who were protesting.

Police blast high-pressurefire hoses at people, causing themto get severely hurt.

African American children, and MLK marched to stop segregation and take down Bull Connor. It happened in 1963 in Birmingham, Alabama. Many people were arrested, died, and hurt by police. Because of the march, it forced Birmingham to desegregate and Connor got fired. After that Birmingham got a bad reputation.