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1950's South

Shanice Allen
The Montgomery Bus Boycott started on December 1, 1955. Some people that were involved were Jo Ann Robinson, Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks. It was led by Martin Luther King Jr. in Montgomery, Alabama. "It helped to launch a 10-year national struggle for freedom and justice, the Civil Rights Movement, that stimulated others to do the same at home and abroad" (Roberta Wright). The boycott started after Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus. African Americans all over Alabama did not ride the buses until they could sit anywhere they wanted. It shows how much an impact Rosa Parks had by breaking the silence for African Americans. Her act broke down segregation. The gains of the Montgomery Bus Boycott were small compared with the gains blacks would later win, the boycott was important start to the movement. 

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