Organizing the boycott
what percentage was effective for the bus boycott
90%
what was the saying that wasn't really true?
"separate but equal"
when is black history month?
february
who refused to give up their seat to a white man, AND who were they thinking of while they did it?
Rosa Parks, Emmet Till
Where did he live?
Chicago, Illinois
what percentage of the bus population were African Americans?
70%
what was the year this case happened?
1954
who got rid of slavery?
Abraham Lincoln
what year was it placed?
1955-56
Where was he visiting?
Money, Mississippi
Who was the president of the MIA
Martin Luther King Jr.
when was the Plessy v Ferguson case?
1896
when did the civil war start and end,
1861-1865
how many times did MLK get arrested during the boycott?
about 10-15
What "brave decision" did his mom make for his funeral?
She had an open casket
By December 2nd, Jo Ann Robinson had mimeographed and delivered how many protest leaflets around town?
50,000
what amendment did it violate?
the 14th amendment
who was the first black girl to go to an all white school in the south?
Ruby Bridges
Where was the boycott held?
Montgomery, Alabama
what was his uncles name?
Moses Wright
what was the date when E.D Nixon held a meeting where they formed the MIA?
December 4th
what case made up the "separate but equal" saying?
Plessy vs Ferguson
name 3 of the black codes
they went allowed to own a home in certain areas, free slaves weren't allowed to carry around a gun, labor contracts, they weren't allowed to testify in court, black people weren't allowed to hold meetings after sunset, etc
how many leaders got arrested?
roughly 80
How did he die?
he was beaten, shot, and weighed down with a cotton gin fan.