Bus Boycotts  

 

 LaVilla's Living Legacy

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The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a political protest campaign. 

The following is a table that shows the cause and effects of things that happened during that time

Time                 Action                    Effect 

1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white person on December 1 1955 White people were enraged that she didn't give up her seat. This event led to the Montgomery bus boycott
1955 Montgomery bus boycott (Beginning) attempted to make it so that buses were no longer segregated  for whites and blacks
1956 Montgomery bus boycott ending) The United States Supreme Court ruled out on November 13 1956 that there would be no more segregation on buses in Montgomery and Alabama

People like Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. are remembered for their bravery and courage

The law stated that blacks could not sit in the front of the bus, regardless of whether the seats were empty or not. They were only allowed to sit in the unreserved seating in the back of the bus. Even then, if the bus was full and a white person wanted to sit the black person would have to give up their seat on the bus. Since the 1900's there had been segregation on public transportation in Montgomery.  

by Emre Gerger