MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT

By Yiting Chi
The name of the event

The name of the event is Montgomery Bus

Boycott.
The date and location of the event

The boycott took place from December 5,

1955, to December 20, 1956.
 Background information about the event
(What happened? Who was involved?)
Rosa Parks, an African American lady, was arrested and fined for refusing to give up her bus
seat to a white man. Four days later, The Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA)
coordinated the boycot. As international attention centered on Montgomery, City Lines, Inc.,
which was known for discriminating against Black citizens as well as having segregated
seating, Martin Luther King, Jr. became a prominent civil rights activist. For 13 months,
community members refused to use the bus, opting instead to ride their bikes, join carpools,
or walk miles every day to put pressure on the city's bus business, Montgomery City Lines,
Inc.
 How did the event affect the Civil Rights
movement?
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was one of the turning points of the modern American Civil Rights
movement. It is widely recognized as the first large-scale civil rights protest in the United States,
paving the way for future large-scale actions outside of the court system to ensure that African
Americans are treated fairly. The Montgomery Bus Boycott lasted 381 days. Finally, the Supreme
Court ruled segregation on public buses was unconstitutional.
 How does the event impact
citizens in society today?
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a crucial moment in the fight for civil rights
and transit justice since it helped to eliminate early obstacles to transportation
access. Now, minorities and disadvantaged people now have access to reliable
and affordable transportation.
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“Montgomery Bus Boycott.” The Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute, 30 May
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https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/montgomery-bus-boycott.

“Montgomery Bus Boycott.” African American Civil Rights Movement,

http://www.african-american-civil-rights.org/montgomery-bus-boybott/.

History.com Editors. “Montgomery Bus Boycott.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 3 Feb.
2010, https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/montgomery-bus-boycott.
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