Montgomery Bus Boycott
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Economics
- Subcategories: African Americans, Blacks, Race, Ethnicity, Racism, Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Civil Disobedience, Nonviolence, Protests, Marches, Demonstrations, Rallies, Strikes, Boycotts, Lockouts, Discrimination, Prejudice
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, African American History
- Geographical Location: Alabama
- Date: December 5, 1955-December 21, 1956
Article abstract: African Americans fight entrenched discrimination through economic sanctions.
Summary of Event
When the Supreme Court issued its decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas in May, 1954, ruling that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, it marked the beginning of a period of dramatic change in the relationships between African Americans and whites. Until the mid-1960’s, that change was hastened by the organized nonviolent resistance by many African Americans to laws and conditions that they...
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