Local communities came together to fight against unfair treatment and segregation, even though they faced a lot of pushback. Here are some important strategies they used:
Boycotts: One major event was the Montgomery Bus Boycott from 1955 to 1956. During this time, bus ridership dropped by 75%, and the boycott lasted for more than a year.
Legal Challenges: The NAACP, an important civil rights group, took on over 200 legal cases against Jim Crow laws. A big win was the Brown v. Board of Education case in 1954, which said that segregation was against the law.
Mass Mobilizations: In 1963, the March on Washington had more than 250,000 people join together to push for civil rights laws.
Grassroots Organizing: Groups like the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) worked with over 10,000 volunteers to help register Black voters in the South.
These brave actions didn’t come without danger. Between 1945 and 1965, there were over 3,000 reported incidents of racial violence against those fighting for their rights.
Local communities came together to fight against unfair treatment and segregation, even though they faced a lot of pushback. Here are some important strategies they used:
Boycotts: One major event was the Montgomery Bus Boycott from 1955 to 1956. During this time, bus ridership dropped by 75%, and the boycott lasted for more than a year.
Legal Challenges: The NAACP, an important civil rights group, took on over 200 legal cases against Jim Crow laws. A big win was the Brown v. Board of Education case in 1954, which said that segregation was against the law.
Mass Mobilizations: In 1963, the March on Washington had more than 250,000 people join together to push for civil rights laws.
Grassroots Organizing: Groups like the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) worked with over 10,000 volunteers to help register Black voters in the South.
These brave actions didn’t come without danger. Between 1945 and 1965, there were over 3,000 reported incidents of racial violence against those fighting for their rights.