The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a series of mass protests that fought against the systematic rules of the city buses in Montgomery, Alabama. The city bus rules had segregated the bus seats for African Americans and White people, many civil rights activists and other supporters had fought in an effort to get rid of these unconstitutional laws. The boycotts had begun after Rosa Parks, an African American woman, was arrested on December 1, 1955 for refusing to give up her seat. Rosa Parks and other civil rights activists like Martin Luther King Jr. have helped fight against this social and political issue. These boycotts had not only influenced the segregation laws in Montgomery, but also paved the way for change nationwide. Rosa Parks was only …show more content…
On the day of the Rosa Parks court trial, many supporters from local group leaders Jo Ann Robinson of the Women’s Political Council and E. D. Nixon had decided to engage in a one-day bus boycott. As the group grew in number they decided to extend these boycotts and give themselves a name, they were known as the Montgomery Improvement Association. They knew that in order to have their voices heard and make their campaign effective, they needed a spokesman, Martin Luther King was the perfect candidate for this role. Martin Luther King had just moved to Montgomery and was a pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, “He had the advantage of being a young, well-trained man who was too new in town to have made enemies (Martin Luther King, Jr.)” King had come from a family of activists, his father was a strong advocate for the equal rights of African Americans, so when faced with this offer, he did not hesitate to accept and began thinking of ways to fix these issues. A nonviolent and peaceful protest was the most effective way King thought of fighting against segregation in