Consider the strategies (such as marches, legal challenges, boycotts, civil disobedience, and sit-ins) used by activists in the
civil rights movement. For two of these strategies, discuss: examples of how the strategy was used.
how effective the strategy was, and why.
Use evidence from the lesson, as well as from your knowledge of social studies, to support your conclusions.
African Americans engaged in sit-ins at whites-only cafes. They peacefully sat down at counters where they were refused service. College students were the main participants. It gained the Civil Rights Movement massive amounts of publicity due to the outrage that took over the white community. A renowned protest called the Greensboro sit-ins is well-known in American history and gained the movement substantial amounts of recognition. Boycotts were used by African Americans to halt the income of several racist businesses by refusing to purchase or use goods from that particular establishment. One famous boycott was the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which was in response to the famous Rosa Parks arrest. African Americans no longer rode the bus, which caused detrimental financial impact on public transportation systems' income.
Poc, mainly black, used sit ins at cafes that they were refused service at. Whites would attack, spit at, dump coffee on poc simply sitting there and it would get out in television. Made more white people see an issue. Spread the word. - Boycotts are incredibly helpful. Bus boycott after Rosa parks. Poc used the busses more than whites. After Rosa parks blacks refused to ride the busses. Put a dent in the busses money.
