The Montgomery Bus Boycott The Montgomery Bus Boycott was started by a woman who stood up against unjust segregation by sitting down. It officially started on December 5‚1955‚ because an African American woman named Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man. It was started by the Montgomery Improvement Association‚ who created themselves for this purpose only. It continued for 381 days‚ a little over a year‚ until bus segregation was declared unconstitutional. The Montgomery Bus Boycott
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The course of the Montgomery Bus boycott was made up of various significant events. It all began with Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat on the Montgomery Bus on the afternoon of December 1st 1955. She was taken to jail‚ fingerprinted and was allowed to use the phone. This is when Rosa Parks made contact with the Black civil rights leaders and when they began to take action on there plan to boycott Montgomery busses. This was the beginning of the protest against segregation. The protest began
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Consequences/importance of the Montgomery Bus Protest 1. The direct result was that in 1956 the Supreme Court ruled that segregation on buses was illegal (Browder v Gayle). 2. After 13 months the bus companies gave in. This was REALLY important for the future because it showed to both Blacks and Whites in America that in racial discrimination cases - eventually - the Blacks would win. The battle was by no means finished‚ but after Montgomery the Whites knew they were going to lose in the end‚ and
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Have you ever heard of the Montgomery Bus Boycott? Do you know who started it all? Well‚ listen carefully to find out more about this amazing‚ influential person. First of all‚ family was very important to Rosa Parks. She was born on February fourth‚ 1913 in Tuskegee‚ Alabama. Her maiden name is Rosa Louise McCauley. When Parks was sixteen years old‚ 1929‚ she dropped out of high school to help her grandmother. Her grandmother was very ill. After all Parks had gone through‚ about a month later‚
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Civil Rights- Martin Luther King‚ Jr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. was born on January 15‚ 1929. His mother was a teacher and she taught him to read before he started school. She also tried to explain prejudice and the Jim Crow laws that separated Whites and Blacks. She explained the Civil War and how it ended slavery. He had a lot of books at his parent house. He decided he would do well in a white man’s world. His father was a preacher. He gave a great example to Martin Luther
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By Riley Burt Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott December 1‚ 1955 an African American woman named Rosa Parks‚ a member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)‚ refused to stand to give up her seat to a white male as the Montgomery‚ Alabama‚ city bus was full and this was the expectation of African American people the buses were segregated and if the bus was full in the ’white’ section African Americans’ were expected to stand and let the white person
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The Montgomery Bus Boycott was successful because of the buses’ dependence on the African American community‚ the protest’s copious amount of supporters‚ and the demonstrators’ nonviolent practices. Despite the fact that many of them were segregated‚ the buses in the South heavily relied on the African Americans for their source of income. A majority of the people who boarded the buses and paid the fares were blacks. Specifically‚ according to the president of the Women’s Political Council‚ Jo Ann
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Have you ever heard about the Montgomery Bus Boycott? Have you ever heard about Rosa Parks or Martin Luther King Jr? If you have‚ you probably know these people as the faces of the bus boycott that took place in Montgomery‚ Alabama in 1956. If someone were to ask you what you know about this movement‚ you would probably tell them what you were taught in elementary school. You would say that she and Martin Luther King Jr. are responsible for the success of the boycott. This‚ however‚ is not necessarily
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to give up her seat when the bus was filling up. She was allegedly arrested for violating bus segregation laws and behaving in disorderly conduct. 1955 The Montgomery Bus Boycott April 23th 1956 The Montgomery bus company decides to implement a policy of desegregation after the U. S. Supreme Court dismisses the appeal of a federal appeals court ruling outlawing bus segregation in South Carolina. March 19th 1956 King is found guilty of violating the boycott conspiracy law and is sentenced
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The success of the Montgomery Bus Boycott was the result of many people withholding precious money from bus companies. The collective efforts of keeping off of the buses made it difficult for the bus companies to operate. Three of the most important parts to the boycott were the leaders‚ the people who would boycott‚ and more work and helping opportunities for others. The leaders of the boycott were some of the most important people because they helped spread the word and start the movement. Ralph
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