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December 1, 1955: Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

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December 1, 1955: Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

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When Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger, she sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott. This peaceful protest lasted 381 days! African Americans walked or carpooled instead of riding buses. Their brave actions led to the desegregation of Montgomery's buses and showed how peaceful protest could create change.

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Nine brave African American students, known as the Little Rock Nine, attempted to enter Central High School. Despite facing angry crowds, they became symbols of courage and determination. President Eisenhower had to send federal troops to protect them and ensure they could attend school safely.

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Four African American college students sat down at a whites-only lunch counter at Woolworth's and asked to be served. When they were refused, they stayed in their seats in peaceful protest. Their brave action sparked similar sit-ins across the South and helped end segregation at lunch counters.

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May 2, 1963: Birmingham Children's Crusade

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May 2, 1963: Birmingham Children's Crusade

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Hundreds of young people marched through Birmingham to protest segregation. Even though they faced police dogs and fire hoses, these brave children and teenagers helped bring national attention to the fight for civil rights. Their courage helped change many people's minds about segregation.

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Medgar Evers was a brave civil rights leader who worked to end segregation and register African Americans to vote in Mississippi. Sadly, he was killed outside his home by a white supremacist. His death helped strengthen the civil rights movement and showed how dangerous the fight for equality could be.

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Peaceful protesters attempting to march from Selma to Montgomery for voting rights were met with violent resistance at the Edmund Pettus Bridge. The shocking images of peaceful marchers being attacked helped convince many Americans to support the civil rights movement and led to the Voting Rights Act.

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was in Memphis supporting striking sanitation workers when he was tragically shot on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel. Today, this location is the National Civil Rights Museum, helping us remember Dr. King's message of peace and equality.

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The Freedom Riders were brave civil rights activists who rode buses through the South to challenge segregation in bus terminals. When they arrived at this Greyhound station in Montgomery, they were attacked by an angry mob. Their courage helped end segregation in interstate travel.