From f3113f85bc8985293bb50025d6d69ba5c4fa5989 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hugo H Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2026 12:13:58 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add factfile/main.md --- factfile/main.md | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) create mode 100644 factfile/main.md diff --git a/factfile/main.md b/factfile/main.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0c23ba0 --- /dev/null +++ b/factfile/main.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +# The Montgomery Bus Boycott + +The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a protest in 1955, where black people boycotted the busses. + +|Quick Facts:| +|---| +|Start date: 5th December 1955| +|End date: 20th December 1956| +|Goal: End segregation policies| +|Result: Supreme Court ruled bus segregation laws as unconstitutional| + +## How did it start: +The Montgomery Bus Boycotts were started by Rosa Parks, who was a seamstress and secretary for the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), when she was arrested after she refused to give her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery City. This started the bus boycotts + +## Key figures and leadership: