Taking a Stand

Darius Mccrary
Senior Division
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 Process Paper

Taking A Stand

The inspiration for my National History Day project comes from me being

an African American, and wanting to know more about African American history.

I find their ability to keep getting up and standing even after being knocked down

very intriguing. I feel like we all can learn good characteristics from the way

people like Martin Luther King Jr handled the situation. As well as how they kept

their protests peaceful, and brought communities together.

To find my primary and secondary sources began with searching the internet

for various articles and biographies. I then gathered various quotes that Civil

Rights leaders during that time. I also took notes to make sure I got the right

information and didnt just give a huge amount of information that wasn't needed. I

then searched for many pictures that best represented the boycott, and were the

most intriguing. It then evolved into placing the right amount of information from

the sources I got that still made the website interesting.

I thought the website would be the best way to present this because of all

the information that can go onto it and you have many different ways you could

give that information to the viewer. I then decided that I would use pictures as the

attention grabber and have the main information to explain the picture. The point
of it is to have people get something out of it that they can apply to their life

because of how well they handled themselves during the boycott. Also I wanted

people to feel sympathetic so I had to aim to set the gloomy mood as well.

My project relates to the National History Day theme of Taking a Stand

because they were able to stand up for what they believed was right, and no matter

what the odds were they kept going. People even lost their homes, but they kept

fighting. To me that is what taking a stand is fighting for something you believe in

and sticking with it and that's what they did with The Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Annotated Bibliography
[Link] Staff. "Montgomery Bus Boycott." [Link]. A&E Television Networks, 2010.

Web. 17 Mar. 2017.

This is used for its amount of information, and different ways given to learn more about the

topic. This source gives a deep understanding of the topic, not only do they give

informative videos but they also give you written information on questions that are usually

asked when talking about the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

"Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955-1956)." Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955-1956). N.p., n.d. Web.

17 Mar. 2017.

This source gives information on the boycott itself as well as showing what the

organizations who participated in the Boycott were about and how they tied with each

other. It helps give an understanding on the topic by explaining the boycott in full aspect.

"Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955-56) | The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed."

Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955-56) | The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed. N.p.,

n.d. Web. 17 Mar. 2017.

This source is used for the history of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and other leaders who

were involved in the helping the boycott become popular through the community. The

source however gives other sources where they got their information that lead to good
 photos that could be used in the website, and a lot more information on the topic giving a

better understanding.

"Montgomery Bus Boycott." [Link]. A&E Networks Television, 17 Feb. 2017. Web. 17

Mar. 2017.

This source is used for informative entertainment as it attracts the viewer with intriguing

yet informative videos. It helped understanding the topic due to the historians and activists

that experienced it giving comments on how it felt to be there and what happened.

The Editors of Encyclopdia Britannica. "Montgomery Bus Boycott."

EncyclopdiaBritannica. Encyclopdia Britannica, Inc., 09 Aug. 2016. Web. 24 Mar.

2017.

This is used for pictures and explanations for them as it is able to give links and references

to read more on the topic, as well as give pictures that could be used for the website. It

gives the text a deeper understanding through the pictures that represent it, and thoroughly

goes through how the people felt during that moment in the boycott.

"Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott." [Link]. Independence Hall Association,

n.d. Web. 17 Mar. 2017.

the text he is mostly a side piece and this gives Rosa Parks perspective which is why it is used

as a primary source. This source helped understand how prepared Martin Luther King Jr was to

take his stand.

Secondary

"Home." The Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute |. N.p., 11 Jan. 2017.

Web. 28 Mar. 2017.

This source is used for information on Martin Luther King Jr and his early endeavors. It

helped understand why he became who he was and how he got the leadership and courage

he had to rally people in the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

"Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr." Rosa Parks and The Montgomery Bus Boycott, MLK -

Wesleyan University. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Mar. 2017.

This source is used for background information on Martin Luther King Jr and to gather pictures

from. It gave a better understanding to propaganda at the time of the boycott.