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THE MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT

SEGREGATION

• African Americans were not treated equally because of there race • white Americans were treated better than African

Americans

MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT

Buses were segregated and African American's usually had to sit in the back of the bus

Rosa Parks: In 1955 Rosa Parks Refused to give up her seat to a white man

People at her church started a boycott Refused to ride busses Took place in Montgomery, Alabama

DEFINITIONS

• Boycott: Refuse to do or stop using • Nonviolent Protest: is a way of bringing

change without using violence • Martin Luther King Jr: A minister from

Atlanta, Georgia• Rosa Parks: Famous for refusing to a white

man on a bus• Montgomery Bus Boycott: When African

Americans stop riding the buses and ride bikes, walk, or share cars