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Civil Rights Padlet: Montgomery Bus Boycott 1955-1956

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Civil Rights Padlet: Montgomery Bus Boycott 1955-1956

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The Montgomery Bus Boycott lasted from December 5th, 1955 all the way to December 20th, 1956. It had been a racial segregation protest on public buses in Montgomery, Alabama. Thus, had been sparked by Rosa Parks arrest for refusing to give her seat up to a white passenger.

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1. Rosa Parks: The woman who sparked the light for the boycott who refused to give her seat up for a white passenger.

2. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr: He had led the boycott and risen as a national civil rights leader.

3. Jo ann Robinson: A member of the Women's Political Council who helped organize the protest

4. E.D. Nixon a National Association for the Advancement of Colored people (NAACP) leader, helped launch the boycott and secured bail for Parks.

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Rosa Parks is aressted.

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The Montgomery Improvement Association is created and MLK is the elected leader, the boycotting begins and those who take the bus daily stop using the bus and walk miles to get to their destinations.

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Many Black churches and leaders face intimidation and violence. Such as police brutality and increased segregation.

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The federal court rules bus segregation unconstitutional.

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The boycott dismissals after the Supreme Court upholds ruling.

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The protest had set a precedent for desegregation in transportation.

This helped lead to MLK jr's rise to become a major leader in the civil rights movements.

This showed the power nonviolent resistance and boycotting withholds.

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More cases of racial profiling on buses and subways came to eye.

Black Lives Matter protests had similar strategies.

Became a tool for social justice movements in boycotts today.