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 ...

[|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 || - its the law || - takes a long time - not always enforced ||
 * **Form of protest** || **description** || **Example(s)** || **pros** || **cons** ||
 * **BOYCOTT** || an economic acitivity in which protesters refuse to buy a product or use a service || [|Montgomery Bus Boycott]
 * Sit-ins / Civil Disobedience || Many college students even when they were refused service would stay, and sit-in to make a point because they had that right. || [|Greensboro Sit-Ins] || It was a right they had, and they were just making a point. || It sometimes would lead to violence which just brought a bad name to their cause. ||
 * Riots || Many people who didn't think that inequality was fair would host riots to try and get attention to make people realize that this was wrong || [|The Detroit Riots] || It got the attention that they wanted, and that brought knowledge to people about the issues. || It was a more violent way of approaching things, which was not what Dr. King thought would be successful. ||
 * Marches/Demonstrations || -Marching and having demonstrations is where people stand up and voice their opinions and this is another time where it helps get attention to the issue || [|March on Washington] || A lot of times people would go through this effort, and it would recieve press and media || IT sometimes just wasn't effective, but this was a more successful way than a lot of the others. ||
 * Organizations || Many civil rights organizations were developed, where their main goal was to develop equality for african americans. || [|NAACP] || They helped get more people together, and there's going to be more of an outcome if there are more supporters. ||  ||
 * Legislation || - the act of making or enacting laws, a law or a body of laws enacted || -[|Civil Rights Movement of 1964] || - non-violent