rosa parks takes a stand

Watch the video below and then complete the journal entry.
The story of Rosa Parks has been taught to us since we were in elementary school.  How does understanding Rosa Parks' role as an activist shape your views on the movement and on your own activism today?

c l a u d e t t e   c o l v i n

Watch the videos below and then complete a journal entry:
Why would the bold actions of Claudette Colvin not have been praised like Rosa Parks'?  Discuss your reactions to this history, ideas of why Colvin's story is rarely discussed, and what you think about it all.

the bus boycott

Listen to the excerpt from Professor Ula Taylor's lecture using the PLAY button below.  When you have finished, move on to watching the video and completing a journal entry.
What inspired you about the Montgomery Bus Boycott?  What were your thoughts and reactions to the story you learned about.

martin luther king jr. emerges as the leader of the movement

It was clear that the Montgomery Bus Boycott would be an unprecedented act of protest and the formation of a movement that would fight for equality for African Americans.  This movement would need a leader.  It was not long before the local Civil Rights activists in Montgomery asked the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., to take the reigns.  His leadership over the coming years would lead to historic change. 

the southern christian leadership conference

Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., began a Civil Rights organization to support his work called the Southern Christian Leadership Conference - or the SCLC for short.
Check out the work of the SCLC today: Click Here