Use this chart to take notes on the Civil Rights Movement. The first row of text
appears as an example.
Event or Action Organization(s) Strategy
and Key People
Montogomery bus Martin Luther King Jr. This was a nonviolent
boycott: December which at the time events which
1955-December 1956, was a minister. protested segregated
African Americans seating on city
refused to ride city buses buses. This 13 month
in Montgomery, Alabama protests ended with
to protest segregated the US Supreme
seating. Court ruling that
segregation on public
buses is
unconstitutional.
This was a clear
success.
Watts riots: The riots Key people were This was a violent
spurred from an incident Marquette Frye, who riot that killed over
on August 11, 1965 was an African 34 people over 5
when Marquette Frye, a American who was days. More than
young African American drunk. Lee W 1000 people were
motorist was pulled over Minikus a white injured and 200
and arrested by Lee. W, California Patrolman. buildings were
Minikus. A minor The neighbor of destroyed. 4,000
roadside argument broke Watt. people were
out and escalated into a arrested.
fight. The riot lasted over This incident was
5 days. unsuccessful and just
because more divide.
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