Allison Acosta 7/1/23 Allison Acosta 7/1/23

Montgomery Bus Boycott Mythbuster Quiz

Quiz by Teaching for Change
Students are often taught the simplistic narrative that Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat in Montgomery, the buses were desegregated, and the Civil Rights Movement was launched. This quiz helps surface and challenge many of the myths about the boycott.

Allison Acosta 6/28/23 Allison Acosta 6/28/23

Claudette Colvin Goes to Work

Reading by Rita Dove
Poem about Claudette Colvin

Josh Davidson 6/18/23 Josh Davidson 6/18/23

Teaching the Montgomery Bus Boycott

Reading by Teaching for Change
Students learn that Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat in Montgomery, the buses were desegregated, and the Civil Rights Movement was launched. The disconnect between Parks’ arrest and the 381-day boycott creates the illusion that it was a spontaneous response to her civil disobedience. This, however, discounts the strategic brilliance and courage of the African American community in Montgomery.

Allison Acosta 6/17/23 Allison Acosta 6/17/23

Children's March History Dilemma

Lesson by Chris Seeger
In this lesson, students consider whether they would join fellow Black students in protest in 1963 Birmingham, Alabama, even if they are guaranteed to be arrested?