Read each page from the Alabama Council Newsletter. Each page has multiple subtitles which are underlined. Some sections are bigger than others. For each section read it, write the subtitle down and write one sentence in your own words that describes what that section talked about.
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Questions:
- What were the goals of the boycott?
- Why did some citizens choose to support the boycott, while others did not?
- How long were they willing to boycott?
- Did the citizens of Montgomery see the issue as simply seating arrangements on a bus or something larger?
- Why were citizens of Montgomery willing to walk for miles each day, risk their jobs and personal safety to support the boycott?
- Analysis Questions: Why is a boycott an effective strategy? What obstacles stood in their way? What are some of the strategies for transforming institutional racism? Write a one page paper to answer these questions.
