Forms+of+Protest



FORMS OF PROTEST IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

What forms of protest were used in the Civil Rights Movement? What are some examples of these forms of protest? Any benefits and/or problems with each form? Let's find out ...


 * **Form of protest** ||  || **description** ||   || **Example(s)** ||   || **pros** ||   || **cons** ||

[|Chicago School Boycott] ||  || Economic - hit where it hurts the most - the wallet non-violent, doesn't look bad in the press ||  || involves a sacrifice, especially if product or service is a necessity (like busses) may take a long time to really have an impact and succeed ||
 * **BOYCOTT** ||  || an economic acitivity in which protesters refuse to buy a product or use a service ||   || [|Montgomery Bus Boycott]


 * Sit Ins / Civil Disobedience ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||


 * Public Display / March / Rally ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||


 * Freedom rides ||  || Civil Rights activists called **Freedom Riders** rode on interstate buses into the segregated southern United States to test the [|United States Supreme Court] [|decision] //[|Boynton v. Virginia]//, ||   || [|May 4th, 1961] || Non violent, peaceful, public, legal, || there was violence against them, it didn't work right away, took a while for it to actually work. ||   ||   ||   ||   ||


 * Riots ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||


 * Organizations ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||


 * Legislation ||