~Although there were many more killings and beatings, one seemed to stick out. On March 7, 1965, the day that is known as "Bloody Sunday," many people set out to march from Selma to Montgomery for a massive protest, but were met by Alabama state troopers and were given the worst beating of any other march or protest.
~First real case of passive resistance - In late 1955 a woman named Rosa Parks refused to move out of her seat on a bus in Montgomery, which launched a bus boycott lead by MLK Jr. ~Both decades were similar in the fact that they worked together in an effort to end segregation in bus terminals, which eventually paid of in the "60s. ~Bus boycotts became more and more popular in the "60s, which lead to the decision in the case of Boyton vs. VA, in which the "federal ban on segregation" was extended "to all terminals for interstate travel.".
~In 1958 yet another organization, named the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was formed with the leader being none other than Martin Luther King Jr. Their aim would be to get what they want by using nonviolence. Both of these organizations would later "join," and work together, by planning sit-ins, protests, and massive marches that would later change the face of history and continues to do so today. ~Another organization was formed, this time in the "60s, created by students. This group, the Student Nonviolence Coordinating Committee, or the SNCC, were later to organize and carry out an entire "sit-in movement.".
~November 28, 1959 - In their first act of nonviolence, the SNCC targeted a department store named Harvey's in an effort to desegregate it's lunch counters. The members of the organization used methods of passive resistance in which they asked to be served, and when told "no," they simply left. In the "50s, nonviolence was just introduced, and the idea of nonviolence was just a new concept. It was not until the "60s that this concept was put into action, sparking more and more people to join in these events.
