HIST 130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Montgomery Bus Boycott, Voting Rights Act Of 1965, Southern Christian Leadership Conference
10 Oct 2015
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Montgomery bus boycott 1955 rosa parks; martin luther king. Sit ins 1960 led to formation of sncc - direct peaceful confrontation naacp tactics different. Kennedy feared alienating southern democrats; rfk worked to achieve voting rights for blacks. Mlk leads massive protest in birmingham water hoses, attack dogs, many arrests. Jfk changes; becomes more forthright in support of the movement. Aug. 1963 200,000 march on washington i have a dream speech. Kennedy called civil rights a moral issue, calls for legislation. Johnson strongly endorses passage of jfk"s legislation, civil rights act(1964) & voting rights act. Black power movement extends to fighting for economic equality. Leads to more riots worst in wash. d. c. Black pride ethnic heritage, james brown, smith & carlos. Prevented holding elections throughout country in 1956. Ho chi minh communist leader in north directed viet cong rebels in the south. Kennedy increases aid to diem, sends advisers. 16,000 by 1963.
