After which Rosa entered Booker T. ... Rosa and her husband shared common interest in the problems of inequality and segregation in the South. In 1943, parks became one of the first women to become a member of the Montgomery Chapter of the NAACP. ...
The civil rights movement emerged in the South, where a rich protest tradition existed. Most slave revolts occurred in the South, and the majority of Garvey organizational branches were in the South as well. ... Although, this movement established about 30 branches throughout the country, it gained little ground since money to support black advancement was primarily going to Booker T. ... Today the NAACP has over 500,000 members and 1,800 chapters across the country. ... Once word got out other cities around the south began bus boycotting as well such as Tallahassee, Florida. ...
After home schooling, she attended Montgomery Industrial School for Girls and then Booker T. ... In 1943 she was elected Secretary of the NAACP Montgomery Chapter. ... "In the past, it was a law in the American south that African-American riders had to sit at the back of the bus. ...
After Miss White's industrial School for girls closed in 1928, Rosa Parks began attending Booker T. ... The Southern Christian Leadership Conference was affiliated with communities all across the south and was open to all, regardless of race, religion, or background (Moore, 2013). Today, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference is an organization made up of chapters all across America. ...
In 1952 the Supreme Court was approached by four states, Kansas, South Carolina, Virginia, and Delaware, along with the District of Columbia, challenging the segregation in public schools. ... These protests reached into the deep south, where violent resistance was certain. ... Volunteers, both black and white, blatantly violated segregational rules while traveling through the south. ...
