cipated in sit-ins, protests and marches. She became a member of CORE and encouraged blacks to register to vote and helped the SNCC get clothes and food to needy families (Moody). During her fight, she was beaten, jailed, ridiculed, and threatened, however, she did not lose hope. Anne’s determination, strong will, and survival should serve as an American model for years to come. Along with the Civil Rights Movement came several organized protests, boycotts and marches. Each one represented a certain ethic of morality towards African-Americans. One of the first effective protests was the “One day bus boycott (Robinson).” After Rosa Parks’ refusal to leave her seat on the bus, many prominent equal rights activists started planning a boycott supporting her refusal. Martin Luther King, Jr. was the leader of this particular protest and got it underway. By word of mouth, the black population of Montgomery, Alabama was not to step foot onto a bus on the day of Monday, December 5, 1955. They were to instead get a ride from the Negro taxi drivers that were hired at a reduced rate or from the two hundred private cars that were offered free to bus riders on that day. The city was anxious to see if the Negroes of Montgomery were going to cooperate. They were afraid that it would be a huge failure. However, sure enough, on that cold and snowy Monday morning, there was not one black person awaiting a bus. On this day, history was made. There was a newfound respect between blacks and whites of Montgomery. The blacks were united in their efforts and the whites admired them for their courage. A sense of normality began to form. Soon, everyone sat wherever they pleased on the bus and received a smile or nod from someone of the opposite race. Dignity seemed to prevail with everyone. Another significant act of protest occurred on Sunday, September 16, 1963. This was different from the nonviolent protests put tog...
