662 B
662 B
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