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BY: S A RA H A N D H AY D E N
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
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