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What did blacks hope to gain by boycotting the buses in Montgomery Alabama?
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They hoped to use economic pressure to end segregation on the buses.
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When were the Montgomery Alabama buses desegregated?
The Montgomery, Alabama, city buses were desegregated on December 20, 1956, as the result of a court order arising from the Supreme Court's decision in Browder v. Gayle, (1956).
How did blacks in Montgomery cope without the buses for transportation?
They walked, had car pools, and did what they needed to do to get where they were going.
What did the African American community of Montgomery Alabama do to support the civil rights movement?
they boycotted the buses they refused to ride segregated buses
Where did martin Luther king join the civil rights?
He started it with the boycott in Montgomery Alabama of the city buses.
This Baptist minister preached to the blacks of Montgomery and told them to stop using the buses until they were given?
That was Martin Luther King, back in the sixties.
How long did the blacks of Montgomery refuse to ride the buses?
Who was the person who refused to give up a seat on the bus and led to a 382-day boycott by black people in Montgomery,Alabama
When were the Montgomery Alabama buses desegregated?
The Montgomery, Alabama, city buses were desegregated on December 20, 1956, as the result of a court order arising from the Supreme Court's decision in Browder v. Gayle, (1956).
What was the year long bus boycott in Montgomery Alabama protesting?
Racial segregation on the Montgomery city buses
How did blacks in Montgomery cope without the buses for transportation?
They walked, had car pools, and did what they needed to do to get where they were going.
How long did the Blacks of Montgomery refuse to ride the buses during 1950?
381 dias . . .( days)
What did the African American community of Montgomery Alabama do to support the civil rights movement?
they boycotted the buses they refused to ride segregated buses
What event happened in 1955 for Martin Luther King Jr.?
king led the black boycott of the Montgomery,Alabama ,bus system this event helped end segregation of blacks and white on public/local buses
When did the Montgomery City buses become desegregated?
In January of 1959 desegregation on buses in Montgomery, Alabama ended. A group of ministers challenged the segregation law and the federal district court ruled in favor of the ministers.
Where did martin Luther king join the civil rights?
He started it with the boycott in Montgomery Alabama of the city buses.
In which city did one of the earliest civil rights protests in the South the boycott of segregated buses take place?
Montgomery, Alabama
This Baptist minister preached to the blacks of Montgomery and told them to stop using the buses until they were given?
That was Martin Luther King, back in the sixties.
When did buses in Montgomery Alabama become integrated?
The Montgomery, Alabama, city buses became integrated on December 20, 1956, as a result of a successful year-long boycott by the African-American community, the US Supreme Court decision declaring segregation in public transportation to be unconstitutional, and a US District Court order telling the company to integrate.
