Dates
The Montgomery Bus Boycott began on this date.
December 5, 1955
She was one of the most remembered people in the boycott after she was asked to sit at the back of the bus.
Rosa Parks
When white bus riders entered the bus, black riders sitting at the front were required to do this.
Yield their seats at the front and move to the back.
The main method of protest.
Although the bus stops were kept segregated, the buses themselves were _____.
Integrated
The date that the Montgomery federal court ruled that any law requiring racially segregated seating on buses violated the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
June 5, 1956
He is the most well-known figure of the civil rights movement and began his involvement during this event.
Martin Luther King Jr.
This specific event was the spark that started the beginning of the movement.
The arrest of Rosa Parks
This legal action was taken in addition to the boycott.
Suing the city
This amendment was used as justification for the integration of the buses due to its protection of all people under the law.
14th amendment
The Montgomery Bus Boycott ended on this date.
December 21, 1956
This girl was arrested for the same crime that Rosa Parks was nine months earlier, but wasn't publicized by the movement because she was pregnant and unmarried.
Claudette Colvin
This person bailed Rosa Parks out of jail and assisted her in suing the city.
E.D. Nixon
While the city put up legal resistance, radical white segregationists put up ______ resistance to the movement. Resulting in many black passengers being injured.
Violent
This person resulted as a prominent figure of the movement and was memorialized in history.
Martin Luther King Jr.