Case Study: Montgomery Bus Boycott (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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% of Montgomery bus riders who were African American
% of Montgomery bus riders who were African American
75%
Date Rosa Parks was arrested
Date Rosa Parks was arrested
December 1, 1955
Rosa Parks' age when arrested
Rosa Parks' age when arrested
42 years old
Rosa Parks' fine + court fees total
Rosa Parks' fine + court fees total
4 = $14
Claudette Colvin's age when she refused her seat
Claudette Colvin's age when she refused her seat
15 years old
Month & year of Claudette Colvin's protest
Month & year of Claudette Colvin's protest
March 1955
Supreme Court case that ended bus segregation
Supreme Court case that ended bus segregation
Browder v. Gayle
Year bus segregation declared unconstitutional
Year bus segregation declared unconstitutional
1956
Year Claudette Colvin's arrest record was cleared
Year Claudette Colvin's arrest record was cleared
2021
Church where MLK Jr. was pastor in Montgomery
Church where MLK Jr. was pastor in Montgomery
Dexter Avenue Baptist Church
Organisation formed to coordinate the boycott
Organisation formed to coordinate the boycott
Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA)
First day of Montgomery Bus Boycott
First day of Montgomery Bus Boycott
December 5, 1955
% of Black community that participated in boycott
% of Black community that participated in boycott
Nearly 90%
MLK Jr.'s age when he led the boycott
MLK Jr.'s age when he led the boycott
26 years old
What NAACP stands for
What NAACP stands for
National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People