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Primary Sources
Book
Horan, Anne. "The Apostle of Nonviolence." This Fabulous Century: 1950-1960. Ed. Maitland
A. Edey, Jerry Korn, and Robert G. Mason. Comp. Martin Mann, Sheldon Cotler, and
Beatrice T. Dobie. By Betsy Frankel and Sam Halper. Vol. 6. New York: Time-Life,
1970. 52-53. Print. Fabulous Century.
This page in the book had both secondary and primary, but it was mainly quotes from
Martin Luther King Jr. about the voting rights, integration, segregation, civil
disobedience and protest. It helped us understand the perspectives of African Americans
during this time. We will use this in all pages of rights and responsibilities in the website
since the quotes will be a great way to express our understandings.
Website
Adler, Margot, and Phillip Hoose. "Before Rosa Parks, There Was Claudette Colvin." NPR.
NPR, 17 Mar. 2009. Web. 10 Jan. 2014. <http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?
storyId=101719889>.
This is a primary source mixed with some secondary source because the first few
paragraphs explained who Claudette Colvin was and what she did in general. She stood
up for her rights to stay seated on a bus on March 2, 1955. The second portion was words
of Claudette Colvin. Here, she explained her feelings and emotion when she was getting
arrested. It shows how a fifteen year old girl had much courage to stand up for her
constitutional rights and for other African Americans' rights on the Montgomery bus. All
this information helped us on how the boycott started and the connection of Rosa Parks.
We used this information on the page, "Start of the Boycott".
"African American Pamphlets Home Page." African American Pamphlets Home Page. Library of
Congress, n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2013. <http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aap/aaphome.html>.
This website would lead to multiple pamphlets written by James Murray about the
African-Americans' History. From this, we were able ensure some of the information that
we have previously researched. Since this site was provided by the U.S. government, we
believe that this must be something trustworthy. Much information from this would be
used in the background information.
Azbell, Joe. "5,000 at Meeting Outlines Boycott; Bullet Clips Bus." [Montgomery] 6 Dec. 1955:
N.P. Alabama Archives. Montgomery Company. Web. 23 Jan. 2014.
<http://www.archives.alabama.gov/teacher/rights/lesson1/doc2.html>.
This newspaper article talks about how 5,000 Negroes packed up the streets to vote to continue
the racial boycott against the buses. A resolution was passed later that stated that citizens
would ask their employees to sponsor their travel to work. Overall, the boycott of Rosa
Parks influenced all of these actions to occur. She set a big stone in history.
"The Church in the Southern Black Community (American Memory, Library of Congress)." The
Church in the Southern Black Community (American Memory, Library of Congress).
U.S. Congress, n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2013.
<http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award99/ncuhtml/csbchome.html>.
This is another webpage that leads us to a link with primary sources on the black
churches of the south. One of our background information is about the rise of black
churches. This helped us develop an idea on what to include in that and quotes from the
source.
"Favorite JFK Quotes." JFK Experience. Wordpress Development, n.d. Web. 24 Jan. 2014.
<http://www.jfkexperience.com/jfk-resources/favorite-jfk-quotes/>.
Many of John F. Kennedy's quotes were found on this website, which we used to show
how some highly respected white men felt about discrimination towards black men. We
used some of these quotes to show how slaves and black men deserved to have the same
rights as white men.
"Featured Documents: The Emancipation Proclamation." National Archives and Records
Administration. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Web. 18 Dec.
2013.
<http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/emancipation_proclamation/>.
This website provided us with a picture of the Emancipation Proclamation, as well as
information about it. We learned about the history of the Emancipation Proclamation, as
well as the limitations of the document. This document, signed by Abraham Lincoln,
ended slavery in the United States however it did not end segregation in the south. We
used this website as part of the background of information of slavery to introduce our
topic of racial discrimination. It also had pages of each Emancipation Proclamation.
"Featured Document: Jackie Robinson's Letter to President Eisenhower." Featured Document:
Jackie Robinson's Letter to President Eisenhower. Records of the United States
Information Agency, n.d. Web. 16 Dec. 2014.
<http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/jackie_robinson_letter/>.
This document is a letter of Jackie Robinson to President Dwight D. Eisenhower. He is
writing in response to the Civil Rights comment the president made, saying the African
Americans have had patience for as long as anyone can remember. I used this document
as a background on African American perspectives before the Civil Rights Movement
started.
"First-Person Narratives of the American South, 1860-1920." First-Person Narratives of the
American South, 1860-1920. Library of Congress, n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2013.
<http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/ncuhtml/fpnashome.html>.
In addition to some of the other pages, this website also links to a primary source
document. This document shows the perspectives of an African- American during the
Civil Rights Era. It is important to us because we were able to use some quotes from this.
"A Guide to Materials for Rosa Parks." Rosa Parks Materials (Virtual Programs & Services,
Library of Congress). The Library of Congress, 17 July 2012. Web. 5 Dec. 2013.
<http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/rosaparks/rosaparks.html>.
This website had links to many primary sources such as important documents and some
pictures. This site, provided by the national government, was helpful for us to use on
pages of our project as quotes and pictures. One picture was of Rosa Parks at the time of
her arrest which we included on her page. There were also her quotes regarding the
Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Johnson, Tom. "Bus Boycott Conference Fails to Find Solution." 4-Hour Huddle [Montgomery]
n.d.: n.p. Alabama Archives. Alabama Department of Archives and History. Web. 23 Jan.
2014. <http://www.archives.alabama.gov/teacher/rights/lesson1/doc3.html>.
This newspaper article tells us about what the Negroes wanted and what they will risk in
order to be satisfied. They wanted a delegation that said that whoever came on the bus
first could sit wherever they want. They also wanted more equal rights and the wanting of
being hired from the bus company, but this was politely denied by the whites.
"Montgomery Bus Boycott." Montgomery Bus Boycott. History Learning Site, n.d. Web. 09
Sept. 2013. <http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/montgomery_bus_boycott.htm>.
The information on this website was not as helpful as other sources, however, we used
the quotes and pictures on the website for some of our pages such as "Start of the
Boycott", and "Rosa Parks' Revolt". The quotes are primary sources form a friend of the
activists in the Montgomery Bus Boycott, making it realistic.
"The Montgomery Bus Boycott December 1955- December 1956." PBS. PBS, 23 Aug. 2006.
Web. 18 Jan. 2014. <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eyesontheprize/story/02_bus.html>.
This website provided us with multiple quotes that we used in our website to express the
event and the people’s perspective on the Montgomery Bus Boycott. We came to realize
how the African Americans came to participate in the boycott.
"Quotes About Slavery." Goodreads. Goodreads Inc, n.d. Web. 23 Jan. 2014.
<http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/slavery>.
On this website, we found quotes that we could use to support our information. We used
quotes from people who lived back then, so the quotes would better apply to our
information. We also gained knowledge of how different people viewed slavery back then.
"Slavery Quotes." Notable Quotes. Notable Quotes, n.d. Web. 21 Jan. 2014.
<http://www.notable-quotes.com/s/slavery_quotes.html>.
This website provided us with many quotes that we could use. The quotes were from
famous people in history that were given in speeches, letters, or books. We used these
quotes on our website to provide examples of different perspectives on slavery throughout
history.
Trueman, Chris. "Civil Rights Quotes." Civil Rights Quotes. History Learning Site, n.d. Web. 10
Jan. 2014. <http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/civil rights quotes.htm>.
This site had many quotes form the Civil Rights Movement in America. These quotes are
the words of famous Civil Rights Activists as well as the common people. Some of them
were based on the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the impact to society and the economy
it had. It helped us further understand the life of these people and their opinions about the
event. We used these on the social and economic impact pages of our website because it
was a great way to show how people felt during this time in history.
X, Malcolm. "Malcolm X: The Ballot or the Bullet." Speech. The Ballot or the Bullet. Cleveland,
Ohio, Cleveland. 3 Apr. 1964. Malcolm X: The Ballot or the Bullet. EdChange
Multicultural Pavilion. Web. 14 Nov. 2013.
<http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/speeches/malcolm_x_ballot.html>.
This website is a script of Malcolm X's speech, The Ballot or The Bullet. It is a primary
source, so it allowed us to take quotes from the speech to use his arguments against racial
discrimination and African Americans who should be allowed to vote. He states that the
African Americans are being forced to two choices: either to use the ballot or the bullet.
In this document, it talks about the perspectives of African Americans towards the
government and the laws that they must follow. Some of the quotes are used on the page,
“Fight for Freedom.”
Secondary Sources
Book
Moore, Charles. "The Emergence of Martin Luther King." The American Century. By Harold
Evans, Gail Buckland, and Kevin Baker. 1st ed. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. 472-
73. Print.
In this section of the book, it makes it clear that Rosa Parks’ feet were not the only
hurting in her. She stressed her rights and of others by simply creating an action that she
knew would cost her life. This was when Martin Luther King Jr. became a leader and
developed the Montgomery Bus Boycott along with the rest of the black community. This
is important for us to now because it will be useful on our Rights page.
Website
"African - A Social Revolution - Immigration…- Classroom Presentation | Teacher Resources -
Library of Congress." African - A Social Revolution - Immigration…- Classroom
Presentation | Teacher Resources - Library of Congress. Library of Congress, n.d. Web.
21 Sept. 2013.
<http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/
presentations/immigration/african9.html>.
This information on the website was used on our "Social Impact" page. This source gave
us detailed explanation on the revolution the African Americans created when the
Montgomery Bus Boycott started. It talks about the plan the leaders made to end
discrimination.
Bearden, Romare. "Slavery--The Peculiar Institution." African American Odyssey: (Part 1). U.S.
National Government, n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2013.
<http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart1.html>.
This website is about the slaves; however it also included quotes that would be used in
our website. From this, our group was able to take in more detailed information about
slavery and how they were treated. We were able to make the connection from this to
how it led to the Civil Rights Movement.
Browning, Lisa. "The Civil Rights Movement in America: The Nightmares." Core Knowledge.
Colorado Unit Writing Project, 2002. Web. 5 Oct. 2013.
<http://www.coreknowledge.org/mimik/mimik_uploads/lesson_plans/1527/8_CivilRight
sMovement.pdf>.
This is a file that is in outline form. It gave us important information about the
background of the civil rights movement and details for each major event that took place.
For each event, it told us what we should know about and what the key points were. It
was used in our website as much of the background information.
Burns, Stewart. "Montgomery Bus Boycott." Montgomery Bus Boycott. N.p., 9 June 2008. Web.
19 Dec. 2013. <http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-1567>.
This website provides us with background information about Rosa Parks herself and it
also talks about some minor bus incidents like Rosa Parks. The Africans Americans were
furious with this. Because of this significant event, the aftermath was very intense. Many
boycotts occurred after. Rosa Parks’ actions have affected the actions of citizens today.
“The Civil Rights Act of 1974.” n.p. Web. 21 November. 2013.
<http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/about/history/CivilRightsAct.cfm>
This website provided our group with information on the general idea of the Civil Rights
Act and it informs us on how it was passed and the hardships/processes. It specifies on
what it prohibits and strengthens. This act was very complicated because it had to pass
through all of the branches, which was why it took so long to be finalized and passed. All
in all, it took about one year to pass the entire document that would be able to protect.
"The Civil Rights Era." African American Odyssey: (Part 1). Library of Congress, n.d. Web. 18
Nov. 2013. <http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart9.html>.
This site was helpful to us because it provided us with information about the Civil Rights
Era, which included the Montgomery Bus Boycott that our main topic is about. There
were also many pictures that can be used in our project website.
"Civil Rights Movement: Desegregation Quotes." Shmoop. Shmoop, n.d. Web. 11 Jan. 2014.
<http://www.shmoop.com/civil-rights-desegregation/quotes.html>.
This website was useful to us because it had quotes regarding the Civil Rights Movement
that the Civil Rights Activists said, or what the common people who participated felt,
expressing their feelings. This helped us understand the perspectives the African
Americans and the white citizens had on the government, and on the movement. Few of
these quotes were used in some of the pages of our website.
"Civil Rights Movement Timeline." With Liberty and Justice For All. The Henry Ford, n.d. Web.
16 Nov. 2013. <http://www.thehenryford.org/museum/liberty/about/timeline.asp?
timeline=4>.
This page had a timeline of the Civil Rights Movement that was very helpful to us. We
were able to see in chronological order the events that occurred before the Montgomery
Bus Boycott and the also the following events. What really helped us was the fact that not
only it included major happenings but also small things that we would have never known.
"Civil Rights Newspaper Project." San Benito High School. School Loop, n.d. Web. 5 Oct. 2013.
<http://www.sbhsd.k12.ca.us/lib_ushistory_civrightsnewspaper>.
This site helped us understand who the important people in the civil rights movement
were and what events are significant within. We used this information in our background.
This website also had other pages that were attached that became useful to us.
"Civil War." National Parks Service. National Parks Service, Dec. 2013. Web. 12 Dec. 2013.
<http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/index.htm>.
This is a website provided by the national government about the Civil War. It had many
stories from the past that became realistic and it had facts about important people of this
era. We used the general information that the war that it started to put an end to slavery.
We used this in the "Ending Slavery" page to introduce what happened before slavery
truly ended.
Cozzens, Lisa. "The Montgomery Bus Boycott." Civil Rights Movement 1955-1965. N.p., 1997.
Web. 21 Nov. 2013.
<http://www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/civilrights-55-65/montbus.html>.
We found information about the Montgomery Bus Boycott and how it had inspired many
other bus boycotts. It also contained many quotes from famous members of the Boycott
the quotes are important because they make the event of the past come back to the
present. It becomes more realistic and some have tones that show the perspectives of the
people who were involved in the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Daccord, Tom. "Best of History Web Sites." Civil Rights Movement. EdTechTeacher Inc., 2013.
Web. 5 Oct. 2013.
<http://www.besthistorysites.net/index.php/american-history/1900/civil-rights>.
In this website, there were several interview videos of Civil Rights activists including
Rosa Parks whom we are focusing our project on. It also had information about the
events that each of the activists was part of what they did. It was useful to us because we
were able to hear what these famous people had to say in person and explanations about
them.
"Examples of Jim Crow Laws." Examples of Jim Crow Laws. Ed. Vernellia R. Randall. N.p., 24
Apr. 2012. Web. 22 Jan. 2014. <http://academic.udayton.edu/race/02rights/jcrow02.htm>.
We were able to get examples of the enforcement of the Jim Crow laws throughout the
United States. Many different aspects of daily life were included, such as intermarriage,
education, parks, and prisons. Also, states were given as to where the certain part of law
was specifically enforced. These examples helped us with the gathering of information
about the Jim Crow laws.
"Featured Document: The Emancipation Proclamation." Featured Document: The Emancipation
Proclamation. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Web. 11 Jan.
2014.
<http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/emancipation_proclamation/
transcript.html>.
This website provided information on the Emancipation Proclamation. We used this
information on the "ending Slavery" page. It explains the reason for Abraham Lincoln to
write this and what its outcomes were. It also has text experts from the document itself. It
also talks about the use this document had on the society.
Hicks, Terita. "Rosa Parks' Legacy Grows." Rosa Parks' Legacy Grows. A Brown Publishing
Company, 15 Mar. 2013. Web. 7 Jan. 2014.
<http://www.blackvoicenews.com/news/48689-rosa-parks-legacy-grows.html>.
This website had information about Rosa Parks' legacy. However we did not use the
information as we had expected when we first read this article. Instead, we used one of
the quotes a pastor said about Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott on "Rosa
Parks' Revolt" page.
Kitchen, Sebastian. "Claudette Colvin." Montgomery Bus Boycott RSS. Montgomery Advisor:
The Gannett Company, n.d. Web. 29 Dec. 2013.
<http://www.montgomeryboycott.com/claudette-colvin/>.
Our group used this webpage it had information about the act of Claudette Colvin. Before
Rosa Parks' arrest, Colvin had done the same thing. Although she didn't receive much
credit for her effort, it still motivated Rosa Parks to act in a similar way. Since she is the
one who started the action, we used this on the page introducing how the boycott started.
"Ku Klux Klan." Ku Klux Klan. MartinFrost, n.d. Web. 17 Jan. 2014.
<http://www.martinfrost.ws/htmlfiles/kkk1.html>.
This website provided us with information about the Ku Klux Klan. We learned that they
were groups that threatened the African Americans because of their race and performed
many violent actions such as murder. Although this information helped us understand
about the Klan, we did not use it in our website. However, we did include the picture of
them burning a cross. It helps visualize the kind of actions they did.
"Lesson Plan Library." The Civil Rights Movement. Discovery Education, n.d. Web. 21 Nov.
2013. <http://www.discoveryeducation.com/teachers/free-lesson-plans/the-civil-rights-
movement.cfm>.
This website helped us understand the general ideas and key points we must know about
the civil rights movement. We were informed the important people and movements and
the key terms we should keep in mind as we do this project. This was used for our
background research that set the basis for what we should put for each section of our
website.
"Looking Back - National Day of Courage 2013 - The Henry Ford Blog." Looking Back -
National Day of Courage 2013 - The Henry Ford Blog. N.p., 12 Feb. 2013. Web. 15 Nov.
2013. <http://blog.thehenryford.org/2013/02/looking-back-national-day-of-courage-
2013/>.
This website features the National Day of Courage in memory of Rosa Parks. There were
clips of people who told their opinions about the Montgomery Bus Boycott and Rosa
Parks herself. From this, we learned about the legacy she left and how it is impacting the
world today. We included this information on the "Legacy" page of the website.
"Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955-1956)." Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Global Freedom
Struggle. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Dec. 2013.
<http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/index.php/encyclopedia/encyclopedia/
enc_montgomery_bus_boycott_1955_1956/>.
This site tells us about the roots of the Montgomery Bus Boycott and events that occurred
before and after. The Montgomery Bus Boycott was sparked by the rebellious actions of
Rosa Parks on the bus. At the end of the protest, it was declared that bus segregation was
unconstitutional therefore letting the African Americans becomes more satisfied. This
was used to build up information of the roots of this marvelous event.
"Montgomery Bus Boycott." Montgomery Bus Boycott. Holt Labor Library, n.d. Web. 19 Sept.
2013. <http://www.holtlaborlibrary.org/BusBoycott.htm>.
Our group used this source to conclude general information that the Montgomery Bus
Boycott changed the course of history for the African Americans as well as the United
States government. We learned that at this early stage in our project that the Montgomery
Bus Boycott was very complicated and far beyond the simple information that Rosa
Parks started the action by refusing to give up her seat to a white man. We used this
information on the social and economic impact pages of our website.
"National Civil Rights Museum." National Civil Rights Museum. National Civil Rights Museum,
2013. Web. 18 Dec. 2013. <http://www.civilrightsmuseum.org/>.
This is a website that features the facts about the Civil Rights Movement. It is a website
for a museum in Tennessee that includes exhibits of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. It is
from this site that we were able to get a person to interview for our project.
"OnInnovation: Visionaries Thinking out Loud. A Video Oral History Project Advancing a
Culture of Innovation Powered by The Henry Ford." OnInnovation : Rosa Parks. The
Henry Ford, 2013. Web. 5 Dec. 2013.
<http://www.oninnovation.com/innovators/detail.aspx?innovator=Parks>.
This source has information about Rosa Parks fighting for her freedom by refusing to
give up her seat on a Montgomery Bus. It is helpful because it gave us a link to an
interview about the Montgomery Bus Boycott and Rosa Parks' decision to stay seated on
December 1, 1955. Also, it talks about how Rosa Parks became an international symbol
of the struggle for human rights and freedom.
"Pic of the Month Honors Rosa Parks' 100th Birthday - The Henry Ford." Pic of the Month
Honors Rosa Parks' 100th Birthday - The Henry Ford. N.p., 29 Jan. 2013. Web. 29 Oct.
2013. <http://blog.thehenryford.org/2013/01/segregated-travel-and-the-uncommon-
courage-of-rosa-parks/>.
This site had little information about Rosa Parks' revolt to the Montgomery laws, but it
was helpful to us because it was simple and straight to the point. This helped us
understand the action of Rosa Parks clearly without having to question anything. We used
this information to our knowledge and included a wording on the "Fight for Freedom"
page.
Pretzer, William S. "Pic of the Month." Pic of the Month. The Henry Ford, n.d. Web. 15 Nov.
2013. <http://www.thehenryford.org/exhibits/pic/2002/busmore.html>.
This website is one of the most useful to us for this project because it had information
about the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Rosa Parks, and the bus that she rode. Each is
explained thoroughly in a way that is easy to understand, but still has a lot of valuable
facts. This website also had many pictures that we used on our website in various pages.
"Rosa Louise McCauley Parks." Montgomery Bus Boycott RSS. N.p., 2013. Web. 21 Nov. 2013.
<http://www.montgomeryboycott.com/rosa-louise-mccauley-parks/>.
This website provided us with valuable information about Rosa Park’s life. It started by
giving us information about her early life to her feelings as being an African-American to
her death. We also found information about the famous Montgomery Bus Boycott.
"Rosa Parks." Bio. True Story. A&E Television Networks, LLC, n.d. Web. 23 Jan. 2014.
<http://www.biography.com/people/rosa-parks-9433715?page=2>.
This short biography of Rose Parks reveals some information that was new for us. For
example, the bus that Rosa Parks was arrested on was the Cleveland Avenue bus, and that
the city's buses ordinance said that the authorities couldn't demand someone to give up a
seat to someone else. Though this is small information, it was very helpful to us.
"Rosa Parks." History. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 23 Jan. 2014.
<http://www.history.com/topics/rosa-parks>.
From this website, we learned that Rosa Park's incident with bus driver James Blake was
not the first time. Twelve years before, a similar encounter occurred where she refused to
re-enter the bus in the back. We also learned about some contradicting laws in
Montgomery that were about segregation and bus laws. We used this information to get a
deeper understanding of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
"Rosa Parks Bus - The Story behind the Bus." Rosa Parks Bus - The Story Behind the Bus. The
Henry Ford, 2002. Web. 12 Nov. 2013.
<http://www.thehenryford.org/exhibits/rosaparks/story.asp>.
This page included information about the Montgomery Bus Boycott. It was useful since it
talked about Rosa Parks' arrest and her reason for doing what she did. It also introduced
the activists of the civil rights movement who worked with Parks during the Montgomery
Bus Boycott. We used this information on the pages about African Americans fighting
for their freedom and also about the start of the boycott, which is Rosa Parks' revolt. We
learned that there was also a group that acted to fight for freedom during the Bus Boycott.
"Rosa Parks Museum: Montgomery Alabama Bus Boycott." Troy University. Troy University,
2005. Web. 5 Dec. 2013.
<http://trojan.troy.edu/community/rosa-parks-museum/boycott.html>.
This website was helpful because it gave information about the start of the boycott, the
main reason, and the boycott itself. We used most of the information on this page on the
website about the start of the boycott. There, we would talk about Rosa Parks and her
intent of starting this boycott.
"Rosa Parks Was Arrested for Civil Disobedience, December 1, 1955 - Jump Back in Time |
America's Library - Library of Congress." America's Story from America's Library.
America's Library, n.d. Web. 17 Dec. 2013.
<http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/modern/jb_modern_parks_1.html>.
Different from the other sites that we used before, this source no only gave us fact about
the boycott, but gave us information on who was involved the Montgomery Bus Boycott
and who the leaders were. This would lead to further research on those people. It told us
that other than Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr. and Ralph Abernathy were two other
major leaders of the boycott. In addition, this website included brief biography of Rosa
Parks. What became most valuable to us for this project are the pictures and their
captions. One told us the main anthem sung during the Civil Rights Movement that we
used for the background music on our project.
Sheppard, Roland. "Montgomery Bus Boycott." Labor Studies and Radical History. Ed. Shannon
Sheppard and Carrie Kahn. Holt Labor Library, 2005. Web. 20 Dec. 2013.
<http://www.holtlaborlibrary.org/BusBoycott.htm>.
In addition to other websites, this is also another page that explains the Montgomery Bus
Boycott. It tells the tale of the African Americans struggling to gain the same rights as
white men in society. Rosa Parks' simple action turned into a great boycott that started
the Civil Rights Movement
"Slavery in America." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2013.
<http://www.history.com/topics/slavery>.
This website had brief information about slavery in America. Although the information
was minimal, the things written there were very well written and we were able to use this
in about project to talk about the main ideas of slavery without using much word.
"Stand Up for Your Rights." Stand Up for Your Rights. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Jan. 2014.
<http://www.rosaparksinstitute.org/>.
In this source, we were informed that Rosa Parks stood up for her rights to stay seated on
a bus. She proved to the community that the white men had no right to take over her seat
when she was there first, already seated. This made an impact in society that started the
famous Bus Boycott. The boycott led to the Civil Rights Movement that ended
segregation in the south. We used the information on this website in several pages. It also
talks about her legacy and the legacy of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Upton, Dell. "African-American Monuments and Memorials." Commemorative Landscapes.
DocSouth, n.d. Web. 5 Oct. 2013.
<http://docsouth.unc.edu/commland/features/essays/upton/>.
By the information on this website, we were able to learn the legacy of important Civil
Rights Activists. This site was about the building of the memorials for those who made
an impact on our lives today. It talked about the remaining legacy of those people and
what they left us with. We were able to use this same area of our website.
"We Shall Overcome." We Shall Overcome. National Park Service U.S. Department of the
Interior, n.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2013. <http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/>.
This website has many parts to it. We have information as well as quotes that relate to
this topic. It was helpful to us because from this, we were able to get ideas on quotes we
should use on our website and learned about slavery, the different movements, and
actions taken over the civil rights movement. Since this was provided by the U.S.
National Park Service, we were able to trust it and use much of its information, taking it
into our knowledge.
Pictures
"Am I Not a Man and A Brother?" Romanticism. N.p., 23 Jan. 2013. Web. 10 Jan. 2014.
<https://courses.swarthmore.edu/spring2013/romanticism/2013/01/24/1780-1789/am-i-
not-a-man-and-a-brother-abolitionist-slogan/>.
This is a picture of a Negro slave who is on his knee, praying for freedom. The chains on
his arms and legs represent the life conditions they were put in. The slaves' lives were
burdened by the power of the white men, leaving them with no rights. We used this
picture as a title picture for the "Ending Slavery" page.
"Banners for Course Business - FaCET." Banners for Course Business - FaCET. Western
Kentucky University, 2013. Web. 25 Oct. 2013.
<http://www.wku.edu/teaching/online/coursebusiness.php>.
This website provided us with an image with Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous words of "I
have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not
be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character." with an
illustration of him at the left. We used this in our project as a banner for all of the pages.
Bigelow, Barbara C. "African Americans." Countries and Their Cultures. Advameg, n.d. Web.
15 Jan. 2014. <http://www.everyculture.com/multi/A-Br/African-Americans.html>.
This picture provided us with an example of how the African-Americans protested the
way they were being treated. It showed how they wanted to be treated equally, and have
the same privileges as the whites. We used this picture on our Fight for Freedom page to
give an example of how the African-Americans protested.
Blythe, Heather. "Jim Crow Laws.” Story, Pictures and Information. Ancestry, n.d. Web. 10 Jan.
2014. <http://www.fold3.com/page/2725_jim_crow_laws/>.
This picture is of Jim Crow who made the rules about African Americans in the south.
We used this picture on the page of Jim Crow Laws on our website. This picture is a
famous picture that represents the Civil Rights Movement and the time before it of a man
dancing to the Jim Crow Song.
"Civil Rights: The Surge Forward: 1954-1960." Authentic History. N.p., 18 July 2012. Web. 16
Jan. 2014. <http://www.authentichistory.com/1946-1960/8-civilrights/1954-1960/>.
We were able to see how the Supreme Court enforced laws in the South through this
picture. It showed a member of the National Guard in a society of African-Americans.
This picture was used as an example of Government Reactions.
"Digital Photography.” Mask Layer Practice. Black History Month- Rosa Parks and Martin
Luther King Jr. Digital Photography, 7 Feb. 2011. Web. 11 Jan. 2014.
<http://lalalauren2013.blogspot.com/2011/02/black-history-month-rosa-parks.html>.
This website provided us with a picture that we used as one of the banner for all pages. It
is important since she is the figure to know and a person that everyone should know in
the Civil Rights Movement.
"Emancipation Proclamation." Encore Editions. Encore Editions, n.d. Web. 10 Jan. 2014.
<http://www.encore-editions.com/emancipation-proclamation>.
This website provided us a picture of Abraham Lincoln with the background of the
Emancipation Proclamation. We used this picture as the title picture that leads to the
"Emancipation Proclamation" page on our website.
"Feminist Activism." Feminist Activism. N.p., 4 Feb. 2013. Web. 14 Jan. 2014.
<http://feministactivism.com/category/strategic-nonviolent-action/>.
This picture gave us a quote of Rosa Parks which we used to show her legacy. The quote
showed how Parks was not trying to stand out and become well known through her
resistance of segregation. It showed how all she was trying to do was to stop giving in to
the dominant race: the whites.
Finkelman, Paul. "The Coming of the Emancipation Proclamation." Opinionator The Coming of
the Emancipation Proclamation Comments. The New York Times Company, 13 July
2012. Web. 25 Jan. 2014. <http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/13/the-coming-
of-the-emancipation-proclamation/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0>.
The picture on this website was helpful because we used it on the “Ending Slavery” page
to show the Abraham Lincoln had tried to stop segregation with the signing of the
Emancipation Proclamation. This picture shows the scene with a cartoon drawing. The
page had description about the picture that let understand the concept of the image better.
Fuller, John, Don Cravens, and Michael Ochs. "How the Civil Rights Movement Worked."
HowStuffWorks. HowStuffWorks, n.d. Web. 22 Jan. 2014.
<http://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-events/civil-rights-movement4.htm>.
This website provided us with a few pictures that we used in our website. They show the
activist leaders meeting to plan for an event and Rosa Parks at the time she refused to
give up her seat. It also gave us some information about the contact with the Supreme
Court and the meetings they had which was not included in our website, but became
important information to know for our background information.
"James Meredith Admitted to U of Mississippi 1962." James Meredith Admitted to U of Missippi
1962. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Jan. 2014.
<http://www.historycentral.com/sixty/60/Meredith.html>.
This is a picture of James Meredith, which we used to support Meredith's quote, on our
social impact page. The quote showed how the Negros needed to stop being afraid of the
consequences of their actions and to continue to fight for equality.
"Jim Crow Etiquette." TheDeltaBlues. TheDeltaBlues, 1 Sept. 2011. Web. 25 Jan. 2014.
<http://www.tdblues.com/2010/09/jim-crow-etiquette/>.
From this website, we used a picture of an old anti- Jim Crow poster. This poster had a
slogan, “Jim Crow Must Go!” This is one of the most important images we used because
on the poster, the perspectives of the African Americans of the time were written.
"The Jim Crow Museum . . ." Normatalksabout. The Liquorice Theme, 22 Apr. 2012. Web. 10
Jan. 2014. <http://normatalksaboutwriting.wordpress.com/2012/04/22/the-jim-crow-
museum/>.
This website provided us with a picture of the Jim Crow Laws. It is a map of the United
States with the states that have adopted the Jim Crow Laws shaded red. It is an easy way
to visualize where segregation and discrimination was most severe and where most
African Americans lived. From the picture, it is obvious that most if not all the shaded
states are in the southeast of the United States where the Civil Rights Movement took
place. We used this picture on the "Jim Crow Laws" page along with other pictures.
"Joan Gibson, Rosa Parks, and the Women’s Political Counsel." Like a Whisper. Like a Whisper,
2 Feb. 2009. Web. 25 Jan. 2014. <http://likeawhisper.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/bhm-
joan-gibson-rosa-parks-and-the-womens-political-counsel/>.
This page had a picture of the Montgomery Bus Boycott where many African American
women are walking. From the picture, it seems like it was a rainy day. This tells us that
the African Americans were very dedicated to the boycott and devoted a lot to the
community. We used this as a picture on the “Individual Responsibilities” page. It is a
good representation of self-sacrifice and responsibility for oneself.
"Lincoln on Slavery." National Parks Service. National Parks Service, 22 Jan. 2014. Web. 24
Jan. 2014. <http://www.nps.gov/liho/historyculture/slavery.htm>.
This website was helpful to us because it provided us with many quotes and a picture of a
slave man that makes it obvious the hardships slaves had faced. We used the picture
along with our description on slavery. The information on the page was not as useful
since it was mostly quotes from letters, and speeches regarding slavery. What we were
looking for was a little information on the topic, slavery.
"Pic of the Month - February 2013." Pic of the Month - February 2013. The Henry Ford, Feb.
2013. Web. 26 Dec. 2013. <http://www.thehenryford.org/exhibits/pic/2013/13_feb.asp>.
This site talked about Rosa Parks along with the Jim Crow Laws in the south. This gave
us background information that we used in our website. It let us understand the life of the
African Americans during this time who were unable to utilize their rights given by the
federal government.
"Pic of the Month - January 2012." Pic of the Month - January 2012. The Henry Ford, Jan. 2013.
Web. 26 Dec. 2013. <http://www.thehenryford.org/exhibits/pic/2012/12_jan.asp>.
This site had facts about the bus Rosa Parks was riding when she decided to stand up for
her rights and stay seated. It also included information about the event that happened
inside that bus on December 1, 1955. We used this information to our knowledge,
building background information about the Montgomery Bus Boycott. What we included
in our website is the picture on this source that showed the actual bus Rosa Parks rode.
"The Reconstruction Era." The Reconstruction Era. Legends of America, 2002. Web. 10 Jan.
2014. <http://www.legendsofamerica.com/ah-reconstruction3.html>.
This page provided us with a picture that we used as a title picture of the Reconstruction
Era. It is a picture of a man, a carpetbagger. At first, we did not understand the meaning
of the picture, however, this website also had information about the Reconstruction Era
that we were able to use in out "Ending Slavery" page and were able to make a
connection with the picture.
"Slave Trade from Africa to the Americas, 1650-1860." Maps. Unc.edu, n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2014.
<http://www.unc.edu/wrc/maps.html>.
This picture is of a map of the Atlantic that shows the routes of slave trade with Africa
and the Americas. It represents how long slave trade continued and let us understand the
approximate amount of slaves brought to which area of the two continents. Also, it
showed the plantations the African captives were sent to.
"Teaneck Woman among the Last Remaining Pioneers of North Jersey's Civil Rights
Movement." The Record. North Jersey Media Group, n.d. Web. 20 Jan. 2014.
<http://www.northjersey.com/news/179429801_Teaneck_woman_among_the_last_remai
ning_pioneers_of_North_Jersey_s_civil_rights_movement.html>.
This website was helpful to us since we used a picture on this page in our website. It is a
picture of African American marching the streets with banners that have messages of
protest against the Jim Crow Laws and their conditions at the time. We could feel the
desperateness of the people wanting to be treated equally.
Videos
Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks. Dir. Bobby Houston. Prod. Robert Hudson, Bill
Couturie, and Dulaine Ellis. Perf. Vince Mcgowen. Vimeo. Vimeo, 2011. Web. 11 Jan.
2014. <http://vimeo.com/14623157>.
This video is important to us because from this, we understood the important legacy that
Rosa Parks left behind. African Americans will not always be looked down upon, but
time will come when they are given the same rights as white men to sit wherever they
want on the bus and not have to give up their seat because of their race. For that to
happen, people must make the white citizens, and the government understand that
segregation is wrong. On the Legacy page in our website, we used this information and
talked about the message Rosa Parks left.
"Rosa Parks Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 21 Oct. 2013.
<http://www.biography.com/people/rosa-parks-9433715>.
On this website, there were many different video clips that featured Rosa Parks and the
Montgomery Bus Boycott. From this we were able to understand visually the
environment the African Americans were put in, and what Rosa Parks did that made the
history a change.
Songs
King Jr., Martin L., and Ralph Abernathy. We Are Soldiers in the Army. SNCC Freedom Singers.
Traditional, 1990. American Experience. 23 Aug. 2006. Web. 17 Dec. 2013.
<http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eyesontheprize/story/02_bus.html#top>.
This song talks about how the African Americans have to stay tough even though they
are being discriminated in society. They must be like soldiers in the army. Brave and
courageous. They must fight until their deaths to make the most out of their lives and
know that they did a good thing for the nation. We used this as background music on our
website when people first enter the page.
Interview
Braden, Donna. "OnInnovation: Visionaries Thinking out Loud. A Video Oral History Project
Advancing a Culture of Innovation Powered by the Henry Ford." Interview by Barry
Hurd. OnInnovation: Rosa Parks. The Henry Ford, 7 Feb. 2011. Web. 5 Dec. 2013.
<http://www.oninnovation.com/media/93407/oninnovation_transcript_parks.pdf>.
This interview is an important source for us because it provided us with information
about the impact the Montgomery Bus Boycott left on the people, and what it led them to
do. It also explains the choice Rosa Parks made on the bus the day she decided to stand
up for herself. Donna Barden explains Rosa Parks, how she was a member of the
NAACP, and why she decided to stay seated on the bus. We included this information
most on the Fight for Freedom page and the Start of the Boycott and the revolt of Parks.
"Free the Slaves." Free the Slaves. Free the Slaves, n.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2013.
<http://www.freetheslaves.net/>.
This site is mainly about freeing the slaves of today, however we thought it useful
because there were some interviews of former slaves who talked about their lives in the
past. They let us understand how white owners abused slaves and that this kind of action
should never happen in the United States again. We used them to understand the life of
slaves in the past.
Richardson, Riché. "Transatlantica." Interview by Anne Cremieux and Géraldine Chouard.Rosa
Parks @ 100. TransAtlantica, 4 Feb. 2013. Web. 5 Dec. 2013.
<http://transatlantica.revues.org/6067>.
This website provided us with an interview about a quilt that honored Rosa Parks that
was created by Riché Richardson. Richardson explained the purpose of the artwork and
what it represents. In this interview, it also included information about the arrest of Rosa
Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which we used on “Rosa Parks’ Revolt” page.
From this interview, we learned that Rosa Parks was prepared for the resistance all along,
however, not knowing that it will create a movement that will become a mark in history.
Stewart, Grace, and Viara Smith. Montgomery Bus Boycott. Telephone interview. 20 Dec. 2013.
This interview was very effective because we were able to talk with professional
researchers on the Montgomery Bus Boycott and ask them about not only about the
boycott but about the connection to this year’s history day theme, Rights and
Responsibilities. We gained information about the responsibilities of each individual and
of the government. Also, they told us about the reason the African Americans fought for
freedom.