Montgomery Bus Boycott

In general, who were the people supporting and participating in the boycott.

African Americans

NAACP

Anti-racial discrimination group sued the city in U.S. District Court, seeking to have the busing segregation laws invalidated as a result of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Integration

As a result of the boycott, on June 5, 1956, a Montgomery federal court ruled that any law requiring racially segregated seating on buses violated the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Montgomery Bus Boycott was successful in establishing the goal of integration.

What role did influential African American people play in the boycott?

Black ministers and others were responsible for calling their community members to the boycott.

How long did the boycott last for?

December 5th, 1955 - December 20th, 1956. Over a year!

What popular civil rights leader known today did the Montgomery Bus Boycott set the stage for?

Martin Luther King Jr. became a prominent speaker on the boycott which led him to a well-respected position when it came to civil rights.

What was the setting of the Bus Boycott as well as the Rosa Parks incident?

Montgomery, Alabama

Once integration was finally "established", was the problem of racism and segregation really fixed?

No, Integration created a period of resistance and violence. While the buses themselves were integrated, Montgomery maintained segregated bus stops.

What did the Boycott result in?

Resulted in the successful establishment of integrated bus systems. Also influenced other protests around the U.S.

Initially, what was the point of the boycott?

The demands, at first, did not include changing the segregation laws; rather, the group demanded courtesy, the hiring of black drivers, and a first-come, first-seated policy, with whites entering and filling seats from the front and African Americans from the rear.

Segregation

The enforced separation of different racial groups in a country, community, or establishment. Blacks and Whites were segregation on buses.

What sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

The injustice of Rosa Parks being arrested for not giving up her seat for a white man on a bus.

Montgomery Bus Boycott

The plan called for African Americans to refuse to use the entire bus system until the bus company agreed to change its segregation policy.

What role did the media play during the boycott?

The plan of action was announced on the front-page newspapers.

Rosa Parks (incident)

Women who refused to give up her seat for a white man on a bus, which lead to her arrest. This injustice sparked the Mongomery Bus Boycott.