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    names of many others who helped in the crusade of the civil rights were hidden under his shadow. The book “The Montgomery Bus Boycott and the Women Who Started It” written by Jo Ann Gibson Robinson, gives an inside of one of the first public manifestations

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    civil rights movement took place in the 1950s-60s. I'm going to write about the Montgomery bus boycott and Woolworth’s Lunch Counter protest. First, The Montgomery Bus Boycott, it took place on December 5, 1955, to December 20, 1956. According toHistory.com “four days before the boycott began, Rosa Park, an African-American woman, was arrested and fined for refusing to yield her bus seat to a white man.” as a result, the bus companies soon ran out of money so the supreme court would have to desegregate

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    mostly ignored especially in the south. The Montgomery Bus Boycott took place in Alabama and it demonstrated an act for equal rights because they are saying that if they can't sit where they want then no one should be able to. The Montgomery Bus Boycott started in December 5, 1955, to December 20, 1956. This is proven to be the first large-scale demonstration in the United States against segregation. According to the History Channel four days before the boycott started an african american women Rosa

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    city wide bus boycott.” I think you meant: Then after Rosa Park’s arrest it was clear to Jo Ann Robinson now was the time to implement the city wide bus boycott. 2. Examine the sentence at the end of the first paragraph, which should be this author's thesis. What is the author's thesis? Quote it directly, and rewrite this author's thesis in your own words. The leaders set the tone for the movement and established a discipline for all the supporters to follow. The leaders of the Montgomery Bus Boycott

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    because everyone, no matter what color is equal. Montgomery Bus Boycott drastically changed the course of history. Without the Montgomery Bus Boycott, things definitely wouldn't be the same. The Montgomery Bus Boycott happened from December 5, 1955, to December 20, 1956, located in Montgomery, Alabama, It was the first large-scale protest against segregation. Due to the success of the boycott many, more protests were to come. After the boycott began, blacks marched through the town to get the

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    Montgomery, the capital city of Alabama, is an agricultural land settled in the center of the cotton fields. This city is greatly known for its legacy and involvement in Civil Wars related to racial discrimination. The majority of people who are living in the southern areas are African-Americans, who were also known as colored people (Walton 3). African-Americans have fought for racial equality against racial discrimination for decades. One of their battles was the eradication of the seating policy

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    harm to anybody if broken. I will also be using the Montgomery Bus Boycott as a historical example. The first reason for my thinking is because breaking a law has the potential to bring awareness to injustice. For example, during the Montgomery Bus Boycott, those who were segregated against were breaking the Jim Crow laws in order to bring awareness to the issue of segregation and to fight for their rights. Not only did the police of Montgomery take action, but people around the world knew about

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    sitting in front of a white man on the public bus was staged by reporter Nicholas Chriss. Although several people believe that it was deceitful to imitate the historical event, I think it was manipulated for a good cause; which validates the reasoning.             The historical event of Rosa Parks passively protesting against the racial rule of African Americans having to sit in the back of the bus was the confidence booster that led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Because the event itself meant so much

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    She opened up the eyes of society and made them see what has been happening to her race. This woman was Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks was known for refusing to surrender her seat to a white passenger on an Alabama bus, which started the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The boycott left the city of Montgomery no choice but to take away the segregation laws on buses. She was a brave, inspiring, and daring woman who put her arrest to the use by making segregation a known problem in the nation.

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    ended up being arrested and taking the case all the way up to the u.s. supreme court in a fight for her rights. I think this event overall created a positive impact on free society generally starting the civil rights movement launching the Montgomery Alabama Bus Boycott lead by Parks. Another prime example is Muhammad Ali's refusal to be drafted into the war. Ali didn't hide or flee when the draft came, he simply stood there and remarking "just take me to jail". As a result in this

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