PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S
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Federal government repeatedly sided with big business.
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their spending power could affect major changes in civil rights.
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whites could easily counter any economic impact of the boycotts.
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such activities were useless in the modern civil rights struggle because blacks did not have money.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Bus boycotts, Freedom Rides, sit-ins, buyers’ strikes and sidewalk demonstrations were all leveraged to pit businesses’ interest in making money against their interest in upholding racial segregation.
Detailed explanation-2: -Lasting 381 days, the Montgomery Bus Boycott resulted in the Supreme Court ruling segregation on public buses unconstitutional. A significant play towards civil rights and transit equity, the Montgomery Bus Boycott helped eliminate early barriers to transportation access.
Detailed explanation-3: -The American civil rights movement started in the mid-1950s. A major catalyst in the push for civil rights was in December 1955, when NAACP activist Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man. Read about Rosa Parks and the mass bus boycott she sparked.
Detailed explanation-4: -It emphasized racial pride, economic empowerment, and the creation of political and cultural institutions. During this era, there was a rise in the demand for Black history courses, a greater embrace of African culture, and a spread of raw artistic expression displaying the realities of African Americans.