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Blacks boycotted buses by not using its bus transit

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What did the boycott have to do with the civil rights?

Since an overwhelming about of bus travelers were blacks and the seating on the bus was used to discriminate against blacks, a boycott on the bus system was a method to make segregation unprofitable.


Where did the blacks boycott the buses?

Somewhere in the world the blacks boycotted the buses because they were always forced to give up their seat on the bus to a white person if there was no room. They would either have to sit in a different seat, which was normally the back of the bus or they would have to stand. They found this to be unfair so they decided to boycott the buses until they could sit where they wished.


How many blacks were on a bus during the boycott?

They were forced to ride in the back only in designated area


Name of Bus Boycott?

The name of the bus boycott was the Montgomery Bus Boycott.


What historic campaign did king lead in Montgomery Alabama?

The Montgomery Bus Boycott. As a political and social protest against the unjust ways Blacks were being unfairly treated, MLK, Jr. organized a mass boycott of the bus system--a system largely used by Blacks. It had crippling affects on the bus system and was eventually ended a little over a year later.


What was first boycott was overriding on?

blacks


What happened to Rosa parks that shocked the world?

What she did was refuse to get up from the front of the bus back when black and whites were segregated and black people always had to sit in the back of the bus, but what made her coragious was that she refused to get up and let a white person sit down and had to go to jell. she started the bus boycott when all blacks refused to ride the bus.


Which of these groups were blacks and whites who rode buses south to protest segragation of the bus stations?

They called themselves the "Freedom Riders" they rode through 2 states protesting


In what state was the first bus boycott held?

The first bus boycott was held in Louisiana in Baton Rouge led by Reverend T. J. Jemison. This boycott was before the Rosa Parks bus boycott in Alabama. Please check on this.


Did the Montgomery bus boycott achieve its goals?

Yes the Montgomery bus boycott did achieve its goals .


What is the name in US history of the bus boycott which was triggered by the arrest of Rosa Parks?

The Montgomery bus boycott


Was the Montgomery Bus Boycott in the 19th century?

No, the Montgomery Bus Boycott was not in the 19th century. It was in the 20th century.