PHIL 146 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Montgomery Bus Boycott, Voting Rights Act Of 1965, Civil Disobedience
13 Jul 2017
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Civil disobedience de jure segregation system that was overthrown by strategies and political tactics de jure imposed by law de facto how things turned out, but not legally required. Black people and white people had segregated facilities. Lbj played an important role in ending jim crow in the south. Montgomery law was that front of bus is for whites, and back is for blacks, but if bus was full, then black would have to give up their seat to whitea. Together with other naacp activists, they challenged by law. Parks sat in the front of bus and refused to give up her seat to the white person she was arrested. A boycott erupted in the bus system, which caused king to rise to prominence. Most of the people who rode the bus were blacks this caused bus systems economic shape to deteriorate.
