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    Rosa Parks The Montgomery Bus Boycott Determined, hardworking, and committed are three words that people think of in connection with Rosa Parks. Many people know that Rosa Parks was a civil rights activist, but she was so much more. As a civil rights activist, Rosa Parks showed America that she deserved the same treatment as any white man or woman. She left a legacy as “the Mother of the Civil Rights Movement”. The early life of Rosa Parks was rough. According to Yona McDonough, author of Who Was

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    The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a year-long protest, in which African-Americans refused to ride the segregated public buses in Montgomery, Alabama. Lasting approximately 381-days, the Montgomery Bus Boycott started on December 5, 1955, and ended on December 20, 1955 (Montgomery Bus Boycott, 2010). During this time period, Jim Crow laws had just become prohibited. However, Jim Crow laws were the way of life in the South, so even though they were prohibited they were still in full action and strength

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    The montgomery bus boycott was successful through the efforts of the African American community and supporters. The exertion of the community is shown in Robinson's letter. According to the letter, it says :” “More and more of our people are already arranging with neighbors and friends to ride to keep from being insulted and humiliated by bus drivers”. The boycott was strong in the community, if it wasn't for them it would not have lasted 381 days, and it would still be the same segregated buses

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    The Montgomery bus boycott was a long and uneasy process. It was very unfair “African American” had to leave there seat just to please a white by getting up and moving. Nobody stood up for what they believed in expect for one lady named Rosa Parks. After a long hard day of work Ms. Rosa Park had gotten on the bus and sat down at the first seat she had seen. Many more stops later, a white passenger. Imagine having to give your seat up every time a white passenger got on the bus, not fair right? The

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    The Montgomery Bus Boycott with Rosa Parks is a major event in history because it triggered a civil rights movement. Rosa Parks became a worldwide icon for racial segregation and helped change the view towards black people in the U.S. In the 1950’s things were a little different then they are now. During that time there was lots of tension between whites and colored people it was very hard to find things that weren't segregated. The schools and the restaurants were segregated, and there were also

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    mass demonstration of the Montgomery Bus Boycott that caught the attention of the nation. The civil rights movement of the Montgomery Bus Boycott against racial segregation successfully demonstrated the potential for nonviolent protest, which helped launch the nation struggle for freedom and justice. The Montgomery Bus Boycott was the start of the Civil Rights Movement, to protest segregated seating African Americans refused to ride city buses. ‘The boycott took place from December 5, 1955, to December

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    Several groups in Montgomery organized this protest in 1955, primarily the Women’s Political Council and the NAACP veterans groups. The Montgomery Bus Boycott sought specifically to fight the severely restricted movement of Black citizens in the American South, which “beg[an] with enslavement and continu[ed] through the Jim Crow era, when vagrancy laws and other sanctions, including violence, were used

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    Alabama. This is the located of the historical Montgomery Bus Boycott. The Montgomery Bus Boycott was one of most meaningful event that happened during the Civil Rights Movement. Beginning on December 1,1995, African Americans fought for the right to sit anywhere on the bus by boycotting all bus transportation while also giving the message of equality. The Montgomery Bus Boycott was set through the event of Rosa Parks being removed from a bus, who was involved in the event and gave support, along with

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    the Montgomery Bus Boycott occurred, this boycott was caused because a black American female refused to give up her seat and a white American. A black female by the name of Claudette Colvin, who refused to give up her seat was arrest. It was not long after that another black female whose name was Rosa Parks was also arrested for not giving up her seat for a white person. The black Americans had enough of being discriminated by the bus company, which led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott. There was freedom

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    Why did the Montgomery Bus Boycott succeed? The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a 13 month protest that ended with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that segregation on public buses is unconstitutional. The successfulness of the boycott became outstanding, and was able to change a lot of people lives. The boycott started whenever Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white person, and then continued into much more. The Women’s Polotical Council asked for many different things , such as a

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