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What is the name of the woman who refused to give up her bus seat prompting a city wide bus boycott?
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Rosa Parks Bus Boycott?
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus in 1943. This led to a boycott of the buses in the city by African Americans.
Did Martin Luther King Jr. boycott?
Yes. Martin Luther King was the leader of a boycott (refusing to use or buy something) of the city buses in Montgomery, Alabama, from December 5, 1955 to December 20, 1956. About 17,000 African-Americans refused to ride the buses to protest segregation after Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give her seat to a white man.
Why did the Montgomery bus boycott last so long?
The reason the Montgomery bus boycott lasted more than a year, from December 5, 1955 until December 20, 1956, is that the city refused to integrate buses until the US Supreme Court declared its policy was unconstitutional in the case of Browder v. Gayle,(1956). Although the Court's decision was released on November 13, 1956, the city didn't desegregate until it was served with a court order on December 20.
Was Rosa Parks an attorney who fought in the civil war?
No. Rosa Parks was neither an attorney, nor did she do anything during the American Civil War. Rosa Parks was a woman in Montgomery, Alabama who one evening in 1955 while riding a bus, tired from a long day at work as a seamstress, refused to give up her seat to a white man, setting off a boycott of the city's transit system and the Civil Rights Movement.
How did the Montgomery bus boycott affect the economy?
The bus boycott affected the city bus line since the population of riders were the African Americans housekeepers, maids, and other workers . They kept the boycott going for a year before the law was changed.
Which Greek city refused to fight in the Persian War?
Argos.
How did the Germans respond when they refused to surrender?
They burned the city down
How did th bus boycott started?
After Rosa Parks was arrested the churches met to discuss how they could change the law. King was a young minister and it was decided that a boycott was the way to go instead of using violence.
Where did martin Luther king join the civil rights?
He started it with the boycott in Montgomery Alabama of the city buses.
What was the year long bus boycott in Montgomery Alabama protesting?
Racial segregation on the Montgomery city buses
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