Civil Rights Activists: The Montgomery Bus Boycott

I think the nonviolence used by civil rights activists was a good tactic because it demonstrated how powerful African Americans were because they knew that violence was not the answer. The Montgomery Bus Boycott proved how Africans Americans used their actions in a peaceful way rather than in a violent way. The Sit ins allowed for people to see how Africans Americans were treated with the help of having television coverage in order for African Americans to gain sympathy. The most important thing it showed was how united Africans Americans were and more African Americans began to join the movement.

2. The difference was the SNCC student protestors stepped up to businesses that had segregational ways while the boycotters in Montgomery chose to boycott by refusing. Another thing was the SNCC protestor’s tactics during the sit ins allowed for people to see how crucial white people would treat African Americans. While the boycotters in Montgomery did not gain as much sympathy and people just wanted them to get off the bus.

3. I think the Montgomery Bus Boycott was the most significant event because Rosa Parks took a stand for African Americans to start a change for them to change the system. Another incident was when Martin Luther King

Assumptions and beliefs I think guided the fierce opposition to the civil rights movement in the South was that white Americans felt threatened of African Americans. Governor Ross Barnett stating “I can call on every Mississippian to keep his faith and courage” shows how he thinks African Americans could be somewhat dangerous. Another belief was that white Americans do not like change and feel that Africans Americans will take away opportunities from them. In the text, it states how people tried to shoot up Meredith’s house when all he was doing was coming to Mississippi to learn. A belief is that African Americans are bad people because in the text it explained how white Americans would go on busses and attack African