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In the book March Book One the people of Nashville chose to stage the sit-ins to protest the segregation between blacks and whites. They chose to sit and wait to be serve and they wouldn’t leave until they were served. They had to learn how to protest without violence and spend many hours practicing by humiliating each other and learning how to protect themselves when attacked.

First of all, the Sit-In and the Freedom Riders protest were trying to show how unfair the segregation was and how violent and racist the white people were in the segregation, and potentially stop the segregation. In the article: The Sit-In movement, the author stated: “Sit-In organizers believed that if the

on non-violent protest in the Southern States. Thousands of black and white protesters demonstrated peacefully against segregation—against practice where white people had seating preference in public buses,

In America, the reaction to the protest was very intense. Throughout the protest, the Freedom Riders came across violence and the reaction of the protest was ruthless. While having to delay their journey to change a slashed tire, “one bus was firebombed and the Freedom Riders were beaten (by a white mob). The second bus was similarly attacked and the passengers beaten”.11 In America, there was a Freedom Ride accompanied by the State Highway Patrol, taking their journey headed for Montgomery; but when “local police failed to protect them, they were again beaten”12.

The protests full effect was achieved through the feet and resiliency of the travelers that organized carpools and walked long miles to work. Even with threats of violence and job loss, African Americans, many of which were poor, effectively crippled a bus system that received over 60 percent of its revenue from the African American community- they were resilient.

The Montgomery Bus Boycott was successful because the protesters used nonviolence, the community helped each other, and the car pool was a major step in outcome. First of all, on March 22, 1956, Martin Luther King Jr. gives a speech and he states, “Democracy gives us this right to protest and that is all we are doing. We can say honestly that we have not advocated violence, have not practiced it, and have gone courageously on with a Christian movement”. This statement exemplifies that the protesters have done nothing wrong and they don’t plan on using violence. To continue, in a letter by Virginia Foster Durr written on January 30, 1956, she writes,“I think it is the first time that a whole Negro community has ever stuck together this way and

Would you have ever thought that disobeying against the law would make the world a better place? Back in the 1920’s and early 1960’s, African Americans had to go to separate schools then that of white people. Blacks had separate water fountains, seats on the bus, and were treated as second class citizens. Those who weren’t white suffered the consequences of a matter they couldn’t control; however, they fought back with civil disobedience. Civil disobedience is fighting against the laws in a respectful and peaceful manner (Suber). This form of action was used to speak up for a community who was suffering and only wanted to live as everyone else. Civil disobedience is a protest that says “we only want peace”.

As the trip started the first two days were uneventful and in fact pretty easy. One rider said if it says the same then will have accomplished what we came to do. Martin Luther King Jr. was an icon for these riders and some of the riders were pulled aside to talk with him. As they are heading into the most dangerous location of the trip many are becoming fearful. Upon arriving to Alabama, there were about 200 people around the bus stay screaming at them and calling them names. Some of those were: “ let’s kill these niggers these nigger lovers”(Freedom Riders). They stood around the bus to make sure that the bus could not move. One rider said, “we sat there for about 10-15 minutes but it felt like hours”. Once, the driver was able to drive out of the bus stop there was a car diving in front of him that was making it difficult to get by. Just as they thought things could not get any worse the bus gets a flat tire and the bus drivers tries to fix it but couldn’t so he walk away and leaves the riders on the bus to fend for themselves. As the bus is sitting there a

In a march against segregation and barriers for African-American voting rights, peaceful marchers were exposed to harsh treatment by the police, 50 being hospitalized by the terrorism inflicted on them (civilrights.org). The targeted protest became infamous in the Civil Rights Movement, marked “Bloody Sunday” and was crucial to gaining favor of the public (civilrights.org). The two causes went hand in hand in this, rocketing in support and becoming the main goal of the country - the end of segregation was the most dire problem that the Civil Rights Movement needed to solve. And with the 24th Amendment, Civil Rights Act of 1964, and Voting Rights Act of 1965 being ratified, the civil rights movement and the fight to end segregation reached its legal goal (infoplease.com). However, the nation’s mentality needed work - though the popularity of Civil Rights was rising, many riots and racial hate crimes continued to occur throughout the country, with many casualties resulting from them (infoplease.com). The ratification of these laws may have made the “separate but equal” rhetoric illegal for the U.S. but the citizens inside it still battled for their beliefs. As segregation and civil rights become national topics, their

To begin this movement, after the arrest of claudette colvin they began a boycott in which they asked all African-American citizens to stay off the buses. In the text it exclaims “we therefore are asking every negro to stay off of the buses Monday in protest of the arrest and trial. Don’t ride the buses to work, to town, to school, or anywhere on Monday.”This meant that the NAACP felt angry about the equality and treatment that they were given on buses, and if they stayed off the buses the company that managed the buses would lose a lot of money, because the majority of the riders were African-American.And a loss of money for a company like that could be devastating. Also many people were happy that a young person stood up against certain laws that man are or were afraid of, because they would either get arrested or even killed, in the text (Pg. 39) it says “The wonderful thing which you have just done makes me feel like a craven coward.How encouageing it would be if more adults had you courage, self-respect and integrity.” This was told to her by a man in Sacramento,CA, meaning that the U.S lacked people who stood up against racism and other problems in the nation, and also it means that it should ashame adults because it took young person to make a change in society.Claudette colvin fought to the end to make a change in

March 16 saw a demonstration in Montgomery, Alabama in which 580 demonstrators planned to march “from the Jackson Street Baptist Church to the Montgomery County Courthouse” (Reed 26). These protestors included a large number of northern college students. They met a police line a few blocks from the Courthouse and were forbidden from proceeding because “they did not have a parade permit” (Reed 26). Across the street came 40 or so students who planned on joining the group en route to the Courthouse. Eventually a few of the demonstrators dared to cross the street, led by James Forman who had organized the march. When it seemed the whole group would cross, police took action, with mounted officers and volunteers arriving at 1:12 pm. Riding into the small group of protestors, they forced most to withdraw, but a few stood fast around a utility pole where horsemen began to beat them. “A posseman

King, not only do you gain negative attention, but you also incite violence from Sheriff Clark. This act will reflect negatively against you on newspapers and television nationally. Despite the injunction, you would have crossed the bridge willingly, putting your peoples in harm way and giving Clark an excuse to use violence on you. He has been violent to your protesters in the past as well. When your protesters were protesting the injunction, he was quick to use violence at the county courthouse. This will also further the racial tensions at Selma. It will make my job of trying to pass this bill much harder and in turn that will affect getting your voting rights. Although you are trying to pass through the bridge with peaceful intentions, the benefits do not outweigh the risks of breaking federal law and being attacked by Sheriff Clark and his men. If you can wait and not cross the bridge it gives me time to focus on getting this bill passed, rather than me having to worry about the consequences of your

It is hard to wrap my head around the fact that riding the bus can get one hurt and killed and how non-volient acts can lead to so much hate and violence. The Freedom Rides help bring attention to national level. The level of violence is extreme in response to a non-violent movement. The white supremacy was trying its best to make the colored population inferior. The segregation is a symbol of fear and hate. The press and television is a big part in the success of the movement. They help shape the public opinion toward segregation. The media brought the problem to our attention through dramatic and often disturbing photos and reports.

In fact, this tactic was put to use during the 2016 environmental campaign, Break Free, with the goal being to draw attention, and ultimately put a stop to the use of fossil fuels. In March, more than 150 protestors demonstrated their disapproval of fossil fuels by lining up across a railroad that leads to an oil refinery, and although there was no violent action, 52 protestors were arrested and cited with trespassing. Similar to the protests of the 1960s, the purpose of this one was, “to fill the gaps between the words of our politicians and what we know is actually necessary to accomplish”, according to Lindsey Meiman, a spokesperson for Break Free. While the actions of this group did violate the law, the intention was nothing but pure. This group of people was fighting for a cause that is not receiving the attention it deserves, and going about it in a way that would make it visible to the public. In this situation, civil disobedience is being used to show passion and support for an important issue that needs to be

First of all, It was succesful because African Americans had other ways of transportation besides the bus. Secondly, there is a threat to the city’s government because the bus companies are losing money;due to three fourths of the riders that are black.This was succesful because it made the bus companies lose money. Lastly,It is all over the news and people will eventually start to see it and watch it .Now more and more people heard it and will start to agree with eachother.This is also very succesful because by sharing this news will increase money.As said from Rosa Parks,” You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right” -Rosa