Montgomery Bus Boycott Effects

Over 75% of all Montgomery bus riders were African American, but unfortunately they were treated poorly on the buses. One day, they came together, and the people formed a massive boycott that caught the attention of everyone around the country. The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a catalyst to the integration of African Americans and whites, and the boycott brought national attention to the struggles in the South. On December 5, 1955, a few days after the arrest of Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr. lead and began the boycott that would change the world. King and other ministers around the city began spreading fliers which seemed to interest a lot of the population. On the first day, the boycott had already had 40,000 participants. It had

Effects were both short and long term. Firstly, immediate effects included, integration of buses, a focus on segregation, and chaos in the south. Once the court ruling had stood, buses were officially integrated in Montgomery. Although, many remained the same, but by law, buses had to be completely equal. Also, the Montgomery bus boycotts brought serious attention to segregation. Many Americans saw the terrible hardships that the African-Americans faced in the south. This opened the eye to many that change was needed in America. The integration of buses created a domino effect of integration to many other public services, and the bus integration was the first domino to fall. After the buses were integrated, many whites were angered, and the people wanted revenge for what had happened. In January of 1957 many bombings outbroke around the town. There were also many riots that were formed by whites. The city of Montgomery was in total chaos. As a result of all the bombings, a total of seven people were arrested; all people involved with the bombings were members of the Ku Klux Klan. All of these were immediate impacts, but there is one major lasting impact. Without the Montgomery bus boycotts, the U.S. might still be segregated today. The boycotts left a lasting impact on America generation to generation. The bus boycotts are one of the main reasons blacks and whites can live happily ever after today. Overall, the Montgomery Bus Boycott was a catalyst to the integration of African Americans and whites, and the boycott brought national attention to the struggles in the South. It is a very important time in America. Without the movement, America would be in a very different place than what it is