Montgommery Bus Boycott 1956/7

Question 1

What was the Montgomery bus boycott?

Answer 1

. Was essentially when Rosa Parks, an African American seamstress refused to giver her seat on a bus to a white individual.
. Her subsequent arrest led to local Black ministers announcing a boycott of the bus service on December 4th, which was then carried out the following day.
. This was the first major event in which Martin Luther King and the NAACP became involved in, his further campaigning led to the a major decision being made in the local federal court.

Question 2

What were the outcomes of the Montgomery bus boycott of 1956-7?

Answer 2

. Led to the local Montgomery Federal Court ruling that any law requiring segregated seating on buses was in direct violation of the 14th Amendment. The Federal courts ruling was upheld by the Supreme Court.
. Was a victory for Civil Rights and king