Question

Consider the strategies (such as marches, legal challenges, boycotts, civil disobedience, and sit-ins) used by activists in the civil rights movement. For two of these strategies, discuss:

examples of how the strategy was used.
how effective the strategy was, and why.

Answer 1

Sit-ins were when activists would go and sit in places for whites only and not order/ do anything, taking away business and would be peaceful. Boycotts is when they would refuse to use a certain service and some companies would lose money. These strategies were proven effective because by doing this this allowed to show companies that African-Americans were a very important part in their business succeeding. An example of the boycotts would be when Martin Luther King Jr. told his group to boycott the bus system and an example of the sit-ins would be the Woolworth sit-ins against prejudice and discrimination.

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Answer 2

African Americans engaged in sit-ins at whites-only cafes. They peacefully sat down at counters where they were refused service. College students were the main participants. It gained the Civil Rights Movement massive amounts of publicity due to the outrage that took over the white community. A renowned protest called the Greensboro sit-ins are well-known in American history and gained the movement substantial amounts of recognition. Boycotts were used by African Americans to halt the income of several racist businesses by refusing to purchase or use goods from that particular establishment. One famous boycott was the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which was in response to the famous Rosa Parks arrest. African Americans no longer rode the bus, which cause detrimental financial impact on public transportation systems' income.

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