Importance of the boycott (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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When did the Montgomery Bus Boycott take place?
When did the Montgomery Bus Boycott take place?
5 Dec 1955 to 20 Dec 1956
Duration of Montgomery Bus Boycott
Duration of Montgomery Bus Boycott
Over a year
MIA full name and role
MIA full name and role
Montgomery Improvement Association - coordinated boycott
Who was president of the MIA?
Who was president of the MIA?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Legal case challenging bus segregation in Montgomery
Legal case challenging bus segregation in Montgomery
Browder v. Gayle
Supreme Court ruling on bus segregation date
Supreme Court ruling on bus segregation date
5 June 1956 - declared unconstitutional
When MIA officially ended the boycott
When MIA officially ended the boycott
20 December 1956
When integrated bus services began in Montgomery
When integrated bus services began in Montgomery
21 December 1956
What was MLK's main approach during boycott?
What was MLK's main approach during boycott?
Non-violent resistance based on Christian values
SCLC formation date
SCLC formation date
January 1957
SCLC full name
SCLC full name
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Leaders of the SCLC
Leaders of the SCLC
Martin Luther King Jr. and Ralph Abernathy
SCLC's first major campaign focus
SCLC's first major campaign focus
Voter registration
Main aim of 1957 Civil Rights Act
Main aim of 1957 Civil Rights Act
Increase Black voter registration
Significance of 1957 Civil Rights Act
Significance of 1957 Civil Rights Act
First major civil rights legislation since Reconstruction