Montgomery Bus Boycott Created by: Jada Paskavich, Tavronika Hill, and Mai Lee Vang

 Even after slavery ended the whites and blacks still did not get along. The whites did not want to give the blacks any rights. For example, in 1955 a black women named Rosa Parks didn’t have the right to keep her seat on a city bus. This caused the people of Montgomery to refuse to ride the bus for one whole year. This event was called the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Summary of Event

 December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus and was arrested  December 5, 1955 the people of Montgomery begin the bus boycott  December 21, 1956 the boycotters return to the busses When?

 Montgomery, Alabama  On the city busses Where?

Who was Involved?  A bus driver told a black woman to give up her seat to a white man and then they called the police  Rosa Parks – woman who refused to give up her seat on a city bus  All of the black people and some white people in Montgomery, refused to use the city busses to show support for Rosa Parks

What was the Purpose?  Blacks were mad that Rosa Parks was arrested  To raise awareness that black people had to give up their seats  To get equal rights for blacks

 Black people could not sit in the front of the bus even if there were empty seats  Many people supported the boycott and gave cheaper taxi rides and people with cars gave free rides  Dr. King told his friends to act with love even towards the people who treated them badly Additional Facts

 The city lost money because people didn’t ride the city busses  The United States Supreme Court declared that busses had to be desegregated all over America Outcome

Created By: Jada Paskavich, Mai Lee Vang, and Tavronika Hill